From: "Dave Ings" 

This is very similar to the case of Canadian Mahar Arar, intercepted at JFK
and due to an apparent cock-up the RCMP appears to have contributed to, was
also sent overseas for torture.

He sued too, I think with ACLU assistance, but the US judge made a similar
ruling and threw the case out.
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Regards,
Dave Ings,
Toronto, Canada

"Adam" <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the
field.near the bridge"> wrote in message
news:446dbbbc{at}w3.nls.net...
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4996140.stm
>
> "Khaled el-Masri aimed to sue former CIA chief George Tenet and other
> officials for their alleged role in the "extraordinary rendition"
> programme.
>
> Mr el-Masri says he was picked up in Macedonia in 2003 and flown to
> Kabul, Afghanistan, where he alleges torture.
>
> The judge did not rule on the truth of the allegations, but said letting
> the case proceed might endanger security.
>
> Rights group the American Civil Liberties Union brought the case on
> behalf of Mr el-Masri - who was never charged with any terrorist offences.
>

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