Spiegel Online International, September 21, 2009
By Matthias Gebauer, John Goetz and Britta Sandberg
The day that Raymond Azar was taken by force to Bagram was a quiet day in Kabul. There were no attacks and the sun was shining.
Azar, who is originally from Lebanon, is the manager of a construction company. He was on his way to Camp Eggers, the American military base near the presidential palace, when 10 armed FBI agents suddenly surrounded him.
The men, all wearing bulletproof vests, put him in handcuffs, tied him up and pushed him into an SUV. Two hours later, they unloaded Azar at the Bagram military prison 50 kilometers (31 miles) northeast of Kabul.
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CIA refuses to release torture probe documents
September 3, 2009Middle East Online, Sep 3, 2009
Documents show ‘assistance provided by certain foreign governments’
US spy agency says further documents too sensitive to release amid public shock in America.
WASHINGTON – The CIA has refused to release further documents related to its controversial suspect rendition, detention and interrogation programs.
In a 33-page court statement made public on Tuesday, the Central Intelligence Agency said the documents contained sensitive information “that implicates intelligence activities, sources and methods, and information relating to the foreign relations and activities of the United States.”
Last month the Department of Justice revealed details of a report by a CIA inspector general that outlined methods used during interrogations of suspects during the presidency of George W. Bush, including threats of rape of family members of detainees and murdering their children.
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