Abu Talal al-Qasimi

Abu Talal al-Qasimi was a militant executed in Cairo for his membership in the Egyptian Islamic Jihad. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior the September 11 attacks and he was the first person sent to a third country with a record of torture.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Mother Jones, Disappearing Act: Rendition by the Numbers, March 3, 2008
  2. ↑ http://www.hrw.org/en/node/11757/section/6
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