Later on, when the gulfstreams log books came into a journalists hands, the wider scope became. The plot and the characters are sometimes over the top but otherwise its a well written and intriguing story. Such renditions have predominantly been carried out by the united states government, with the consent of the. Compendium of law relevant to acts associated with the process of extraordinary rendition. Abdel hakim belhadj and fatima bouchar, are also profiled in this briefing book. The transfer occurred shortly after media reports identified the n3p aircrafts involvement in the extraordinary rendition program. The rendition by albert ashforth goodreads share book.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read extraordinary rendition. He comes down to glasgow airports planespotters club most days. Apr 11, 2012 flights that came from or were bound for countries linked with extraordinary rendition circuits and the transfer of detainees. Rendition and extraordinary rendition are not terms defined by law.
The case, elmasri v former yugoslav republic of macedonia, concerned the extraordinary rendition of an individual wrongly suspected of being a terrorist. It is okay for it to be public that a terrorist was sent from albania to egypt, and even that. Black site project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Extraordinary rendition, counterterrorism, and international. Macedonia called to account over extraordinary rendition. Boeing 737 torturetaxi used for cia renditions later. The evolution of cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition operations. Apr 04, 2016 extraordinary rendition reminds us of the power of art and the necessity of literature.
Nearly two years have passed since the 4th of july attacks that killed thousands and the u. Extraordinary rendition can be defined as kidnapping alleged terrorists from their homeland or another country and holding them for questioning in secretive bases located throughout the country extraordinary rendition 1. For four years, n3p, a modified boeing 737 bizjet, flew people whod been kidnapped by the cia to secret torturecamps. The rendition team and flight crew from n3p relaxed here in january. The plane that rendered abdallah was registered as n3p and operated by aero contractors, a company headquartered in johnston county, north carolina. In the course of the book, the authors mimic what happened to the phrase extraordinary rendition by slowly making the phrase negative publicity describe the gaps left in language and geography as data is withdrawn.
Aero contractors limited, and registered by the us federal aviation administration as aircraft n3p. It stayed on the ground for 57 minutes before taking off for baneasa airport in bucharest, romania, an airport that, according to the marty. Brian martin, an adventurous british pilot, showed me his log books, which described. How planespotters turned into the scourge of the cia uk news. Extraordinary rendition has been employed by the us to gain custody of individuals when there is no legal. Jul 29, 2016 globalizing torture cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition, open society, 20 july 29, 2016 topics. When an fbi safe house is attacked and a convoy of weaponsgrade plutonium is hijacked, all eyes. Extraordinary rendition, also called irregular rendition or forced rendition, is the governmentsponsored abduction and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one country to another with the purpose of circumventing the former countrys laws on interrogation, detention and torture. S governments handling of suspected terrorists picked up overseas since 911 and kept outside of the normal justice system. Boing boing uses cookies and analytics trackers, and is. Among the people transported on n3p are fatima bouchar and her husband, cory doctorow 7. Extraordinary rendition and terrorism criminology essay. Posts about extraordinary rendition written by cory doctorow and xeni jardin.
After three days of interrogation, the men were flown to egypt, allegedly aboard a ciachartered plane. Dec 09, 2005 paul last saw the gulfstream v about 18 months ago. Dec 20, 2005 questions from ming campbell to goverment minister adam ingram in the house of commons on 14th december sir menzies campbell. The north carolina connection to extraordinary rendition and. The years immediately following the terrorist attacks of 11 september 2001 saw the emergence of a novel variation in the way in which governments and state officials may infringe human rights in the name of real or purported security considerations, namely the extraordinary rendition programme carried out by the united states with the assistance of a number of its allies in. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The north carolina connection to unc school of law. This book examines the efforts of authorities in europe and the us to reestablish rule of law and respect for human rights through the investigation of the program and its outcomes. Mar 01, 2014 on december 2012, the ecthr took a fundamental step in ensuring accountability for gross human rights violations committed in the fight against terrorism. Registered as n3p on may 1, 2002 on application by pets on december 20, 2001. Whats left of the cias notorious black sites secret prison network. Extraordinary rendition and torture victim narratives. Ervin also presents an interesting view of the hungarian capital. An anthology calling upon american writers to address the plight of the palestinians.
It involved stripping the suspect naked, often roughly beating him around the midriff and the ribs in the process. Specifically, flight n3p, associated with cia extraordinary rendition. On january 23, 2004, a jet with tail number n3p, registered to. American writers on palestine brings together the work of sixtyfive prominent writers to examine americas culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to palestinians in israelpalestine and beyond. Extraordinary rendition the coverup continues craig murray. Extraordinary rendition don pendletons mack bolan book. Cia tried to silence eu on torture flights world news the guardian. Extraordinary rendition by elspeth guild overdrive.
To ask the secretary of state for defence 1 on how many occasions since september 2001 usregistered aircraft tail number a n3p and b n44982, formerly n8068v and n379p, has landed at united kingdom military. In stories, essays and poems that are as varied and diverse, contradictory and complicated as we are, the writers in this deeply humane anthology shed light and bear witness to the one of the complex conflicts of our time. Jul 07, 2010 the pickup methodology for the cias torture rendition flights was alarmingly systematized, said simpson, who has followed the gruesome trail of socalled extraordinary rendition throughout europe. How planespotters turned into the scourge of the cia uk. Cia rendition program challenge heard in 4th circuit. European court of human rights, extraordinary renditions and. The sources that do appear in the section are a patchwork of nonrs web post and selfpublished works. N3p is now known to have been used in a great many rendition operations. Recently, the term has gained notoriety in describing secret prisons operated by the united states central intelligence agency cia, generally outside of u. May 08, 2019 the transfer occurred shortly after media reports identified the n3p aircrafts involvement in the extraordinary rendition program.
The term extraordinary rendition is never an official cia term, but it comes to define the cias program of snatching terrorist suspects abroad and transferring them without legal process to a. Exposing the black sites behind extraordinary rendition vice. Rendition aircraft wikimili, the free encyclopedia. N3p was formerly used by the cia to transport high value detainees between locations in afghanistan, poland, romania, morocco, libya, thailand and guantanamo bay, according to mother jones and the rendition project. Detainees subjected to postseptember 11, 2001, cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition. N3p was a tailnumber assigned to a boeing 737 that the chicago tribune reported on tuesday, february 6, 2007, flew from tashkent to kabul, afghanistan, on september 21, 2003, and then to szczytnoszymany international airport in poland, landing at 9 p. Globalizing torture cia secret detention and extraordinary. Cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition see other formats.
The rendition team and flight crew from n3p relaxed here in. He is a fulltime writer and the author of over forty international bestsellers including the. Edmund clark photographs secret detention sites in his book. Indian ocean territory where the us has a large base, the book says. Extraordinary rendition by james macomber nook book.
But it is a controversial legal concept that is moving quickly to the frontburner of the legal and. Robert kennedy once again takes todays headlines and twists them to his own ends. This page describes several aircraft that are alleged in media reports to have been used in the practice of extraordinary rendition, the extralegal transfer of prisoners from one country to another. Extraordinary rendition s ending makes a poignant case for the power of art in an age of war. The plane that rendered abdallah was registered as n3p and operated by aero.
Arar, a thirtyfouryearold graduate of mcgill university whose family emigrated to canada when he was a teenager, was arrested on september 26, 2002, at john f. A boeing 737 bbj with registrations n3p and n4476s. Mar 07, 2018 in a cabin built from the same materials as camp xray, the temporary detention facility at guantanamo bay, and with the same internal dimensions of a detainees cell, extraordinary rendition is a piece for one person at a time that uses video, sound and live performance to interrogate the kind of colonisation that begins with the battle for. This is the book to read if you want to learn about the current israeli political climate and the people that live. Extraordinary rendition, also called irregular rendition or forced rendition, is the governmentsponsored abduction and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one country to another with the purpose of circumventing the former countrys laws on.
Extraordinary rendition special agent dylan kane thrillers book 9 kindle edition by kennedy, j. To prevent attacks such as this from happening again, the practice of extraordinary rendition was adopted by the united states. Nov 29, 2006 cross posted at mydd was on rec list oral arguments were heard yesterday in the 4th circuit court of appeals in virginia in a case arising out of the mistaken extraordinary rendition of a ger. Spy released from custody in extraordinary rendition. I have read the online version but it is the same, right. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading extraordinary rendition don pendletons mack bolan book 7. A minimal requirement to put anything back is an rs for the extraordinary rendition claim.
Paul batistas extraordinary rendition takes a hard look at the u. They have all chosen paths that lead to unpredictable outcomes. Mar 02, 2018 sons of an illustrious father extraordinary rendition subscribe to sons of an illustrious fathers youtube. Appg on extraordinary rendition what is extraordinary. In 2000 my wife and i began translating islamic books and texts.
Then he put the picture of the boeing tail fin number n3p on. The us led programme of extraordinary rendition created profound challenges for the international system of human rights protection and rule of law. The anthologys editor ru freeman joins contributors reginald dwayne betts, jane hirshfield, and tom sleigh to discuss the issues raised in the. Extraordinary rendition don pendletons mack bolan book 7 kindle edition by pendleton, don. It is clearly prohibited by the united nations convention against torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, ratified by the united states in 1992, and by congressionally enacted policy giving effect to cat. That aircraft is now registered with the faa as n4476s. Jul 09, 2010 confronting rendition to torture in north carolina. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading extraordinary rendition special agent dylan kane thrillers book 9. Extraordinary renditions, aka how to flout international law with impunity. The contributions to this volume examine the supranational and national inquiries into the us cialed extraordinary rendition and secret detention programme in europe. Extraordinary rendition, with its unsavory whiff of cruel torture, was exactly such a covert policy. N3p and b n44982, formerly n8068v and n379p, has landed at united.
Laws condemning extraordinary rendition, torture, and detention. Scott that positions carvers work within a longer history of military strategy and state violence against uncertain warfare, this book skillfully presents the territorial. Pages in category extraordinary rendition program the following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. He had not seen the plane before so he marked the serial number down in his book. Macedonia called to account over extraordinary rendition case. Richard a couto this case describes some of the modern history of the u. Extraordinary rendition brings together the work of sixtyfive prominent writers to examine americas culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to palestinians in israelpalestine and beyond the anthology includes pieces by writers such as chana. The result is a breathtaking, pulsepounding thriller that will leave readers questioning everything they thought they knew about one. N3p, a modified boeing 737 bizjet, flew people whod been kidnapped by the cia to secret torturecamps.
Apr 20, 2016 whats left of the cias notorious black sites secret prison network. The title comes from a document in which a contractor is worrying about the potential attentions of people like black and clark. Extraordinary rendition sounds like a phrase from gilbert and sullivan or charles dickens. Questions from ming campbell to goverment minister adam ingram in the house of commons on 14th december. There is no source at all for the claim that the aircraft in this section was used for extraordinary rendition. They describe the process by which a detainee is transferred from one state to another, outside normal legal processes such as extradition or deportation. Extraordinary rendition under international law case western reserve journal of international law, vol. It can refer to the facilities that are controlled by the cia and used by the u. The dictionary definition of rendition gives two meanings, first being a performance or interpretation especially of a dramatic role or piece of music and the second being the practice of. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading extraordinary rendition don pendletons mack bolan book.
Confronting rendition to torture in north carolina. Countries involved in extraordinary renditions 1812051 european countries albania cia officers working with the albanian police reportedly seized five individuals, who were alleged to have been planning to bomb the u. In mid 2007, three pilots allegedly involved in the extraordinary rendition of khalid elmasri had their real identities revealed. For sale, one of the cias extraordinary rendition torture. The rendition of elmasri was a particularly unfortunate one as it eventually turned out to be a case of mistaken identity. To establish the truth about the scope and scale of uk involvement in extraordinary rendition. With over one million books sold, award winning and usa today bestselling author j. International legal standards applicable to cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition. All parliamentary group on extraordinary rendition. The rendition team and crew from n3p relaxed in the hotel in january 2004 after the transfers of binyam mohamed from morocco to afghanistan and of. The rendition is an amazing book 5 stars this action packed book will keep you turning the page. In extraordinary rendition, award winning usa today and million copy bestselling author j. Extraordinary rendition brings together the work of sixtyfi. Apr 10, 2017 one extraordinary cia torture jet is up for sale.
In military terminology, a black site is a location at which an unacknowledged black project is conducted. Some of the most notorious rendition planes, such as n379p, n3p and n85vm, stopped regularly at portuguese airports en route to or from the locations of known us proxy prisons. Equipo nizkor cia secret detention and extraordinary rendition. Extraordinary rendition brings together the work of sixtyfive prominent writers to examine americas culpability in the denial of human rights and dignity to palestinians in israelpalestine and beyond the anthology includes pieces by writers such as chana bloch, jane hirshfield, colum mccann, roger reeves, george saunders and alice walker. The north carolina connection to extraordinary rendition and torture. In extraordinary rendition, award winning usa today and millioncopy bestselling author j. Extraordinary rendition the coverup continues craig. Andrew ervins extraordinary renditions is a look at three different lives intersecting in budapest a jewish composer, a black american soldier, and expat violinist. Sons of an illustrious father extraordinary rendition youtube. I hereby submit this letter of endorsement for the report entitled. Reports state cia extraordinary rendition flights landed in uk by robert stevens 5 november 2009 a us registered plane named in a 2007 european parliament report into alleged. Extraordinary rendition ebook written by don pendleton. The rendition took place just two weeks before tony blair, the prime minister at the time, signed the deal in the desert with gaddafi, which reopened diplomatic relations with his regime for.
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