“Rendition” Film All Too Real for CIA Kidnapping Victims

Opening in theaters nationwide [Friday, October 19, 2007], the feature film Rendition is about the CIA kidnapping of a fictional character, Anwar El-Ibrahimi. Unfortunately, the practice of extraordinary rendition is all too real.

The unlawful practice of “extraordinary rendition,” abducting foreign nationals for detention and interrogation in secret overseas prisons—has been used by CIA operatives since Sept. 11, and must be stopped.

Khaled El-Masri’s story is but one real-life example of the damaging effects of extraordinary rendition. El-Masri, an innocent German citizen, was on vacation in 2003 when he was kidnapped by the CIA. Black-clad masked men beat him, drugged him, and flew him to a secret prison in Afghanistan. He was held incommunicado for five months, long after his captors became aware of his innocence. (more…)

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