Focus (Forum & Focus)
Oct. 17, 2007
Supreme Court Decision Leaves State Secrets Doctrine in Dire Need of Reform
Forum Column - By Sharon Bradford Franklin - A German citizen who claims that he was abducted and tortured by the U.S. government in a case of mistaken identity will not get his day in court, a development that underscores the country's need to balance security with due process.
By Sharon Bradford Franklin
By all accounts, Khaled El-Masri was an innocent victim of the United States' policy of extraordinary rendition. According to his sworn declaration, he was mistakenly held in U.S. custody for almost five months, during which time he was beaten, drugged, repeatedly interrogated and held in solitary confinement at a CIA-run "black site" in Afghanistan. He was then abandoned, blindfolded and alone in Albania more than ...
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