Rendition
Mamdouh Habib, an Australian citizen arrested in Pakistan and sent to Guantanamo Bay as an "enemy combatant" and released last Friday thanks to appeals by the Australian government, has accused the U.S. of sending him to Egypt to be tortured under a policy known as "rendition":
But what distinguishes Mr. Habib's case are the severity of the accusations on both sides - the Americans' allegations of his connection to Sept. 11, and his charges, in legal papers made public earlier this month, that he was subjected to a process called "rendition," under which the United States sent him to Egypt. There, he says, he was tortured with beatings and electric shocks, and hung from the walls by hooks.
Mr. Habib is not alone in making these serious allegations. How did the Department of Defense respond?
In a statement, the Department of Defense said, "There is no evidence that any Australian detainee in D.o.D. custody was tortured or abused." United States officials have acknowledged using renditions but say they do not condone torture.
How about that for a non-denial denial!
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