Democracy Now! A Rendition Victim Tells His Story
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Heather mashed up this clip from DemocracyNow!'s Amy Goodman interviewing Mohamed Bashmilah, a Yemeni citizen who found himself renditioned to one of the CIA's black sites, tortured for days and forced to sign a false confession. It should be noted for all the torture apologists who buy into the ridiculous notion that it is better to torture a terrorist than to potentially allow Americans to die in some attack, that Mr. Bashmilah was released and NEVER charged with anything. These were violent, criminal acts committed upon an innocent man by our government.
Mohamed Farag Ahmad Bashmilah, a victim of the CIA rendition
program—kidnapped, held in secret jails, and tortured—speaks out in his
first broadcast interview. In the fall of 2003, Bashmilah was detained
in Jordan and turned over to the CIA. He was eventually flown to a
secret prison he later found out was in Kabul, Afghanistan. In CIA
custody, Mohamed says he was held in a freezing-cold cell, interrogated,
shackled, force-fed and subjected to sleep deprivation and loud music
for days. He attempted suicide at least three times. He talks about his
interrogators and the American psychiatrists or psychologists who also
played a role. Bashmilah has brought a lawsuit against Jeppesen
Dataplan, a Boeing subsidiary, accused of abetting his kidnapping.
An ex-Boeing employee acknowledges his and his company's role in these renditions.
(h/t miss kitty)
The full interview is available at DemocracyNow!'s site. Transcripts below the fold
