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Dead Constitution See other Dead Constitution Articles Title: 7 Gitmo detainees claim they were renditioned to countries known for torture Published: Tuesday April 25, 2006 "At least seven US prisoners at Guantanamo Bay say they were transferred to countries known for torture prior to their arrival at the base, according to recently released transcripts from military commission hearings and other court documents," begins an article set for Wednesday's edition of the Boston Globe, RAW STORY has found. The article also clears up the "mystery of one of the most well-known cases of rendition," regarding the whereabouts of a Saudi diplomat's son who was arrested in Indonesia before being "whisked away in an American private jet." Although a number of newspapers "speculated that [Muhammad Saad Iqbal al-Madni] was dead," according to the released transcripts he is presently being held at Guantanamo after a three month stint somewhere in Egypt and almost a year in Afghanistan in U.S. custody. Excerpts from the article written by Farah Stockman and Charlie Savage: # At least seven US prisoners at Guantanamo Bay say they were transferred to countries known for torture prior to their arrival at the base, according to recently released transcripts from military commission hearings and other court documents. At least three of them allege that they were tortured during interrogations in Jordan, Morocco, and Egypt. The transcripts represent the first accounts of rendition from prisoners who are still in US custody, and they contradict statements made last year by the Bush administration that all suspects who are "rendered" to foreign countries are treated in accordance with international laws. In the statements, made during hearings to determine whether the detainees are enemy combatants, some say American forces took them to foreign prisons. Others don't specify who took them abroad, but most say the United States is holding them at Guantanamo based on confessions coerced by foreign interrogators. Military prosecutors did not challenge the fact that they were sent to other countries, and limited their questioning to whether the detainees were, in fact, tortured, according to the transcripts. # Developing...
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