Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Torture ProgramSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 2006 M10 17 - 384 pages For the first time, Stephen Grey tells the inside story of international prisons sanctioned by the U.S. Government and used by the CIA to hold and torture people suspected of terrorism. |
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... called because it is said to have been given to them by the East German secret service . It has an empty metal frame with no backrest or seat and is used to stretch the prisoner's spine to near breaking point . Maher is spared this ...
... called Abdel ; in cell number 8 is someone called Omar ; and in cell number 12 is a teenager with a brother in Guantánamo.11 The latter two were arrested on March 28 , 2002 , when a team of Pakistani and American agents stormed a Faisal ...
... called it a " rogue state " for seeking weapons of mass destruction.18 But , in the war on terror , many compro- mises were being made . By now , the middle of December 2002 , Maher's interrogations had be- come less severe . There were ...
... called " agents of influence " might need to be recruited : those who could influence decision making either directly ( if he was a politician or a government official , for example ) or indirectly ( like a journalist willing to print ...
... called a " flap . " Another advantage was that the proxies were usually cheaper and better . They had local knowl- edge , required less training , and could be disengaged after their mission was completed . In Uruguay , Agee was an ...
Contents
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A German Citizens Journey | 79 |
Unmasking the New Air America | 105 |
The Secret War Against Al Qaeda | 129 |
The Ice | 155 |
Our Man in Tashkent | 205 |
Rendition and the Law | 214 |
The Realpolitik of Torture | 236 |
Epilogue | 263 |
Appendixes | 277 |
Acknowledgments | 319 |
153 | 366 |
Index | 377 |
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Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Rendition and Torture Program Stephen Grey No preview available - 2007 |