Rendition has long been one of the most controversial aspects of the U.S.'s counterterrorism fight. At least four dozen terror suspects have been sent by the CIA to other countries, where many have said they were tortured.
Today's New York Times says the U.S. military has a similar program: It has "secretly handed over more than 200 militants to the intelligence services of Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries, nearly all in the past two years."
The militants were captured in Iraq and Afghanistan and then transferred to their … more…
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Eric Umansky wrote Slate’s “Today’s Paper’s” feature from 2001 through 2006. He then received a Gordon Grey fellowship from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Earlier in his career, Umansky was a senior associate editor of Brill’s Content magazine, and the editor of MotherJones.com.