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Document Resources in El-Masri v. Tenet

EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION

> Mohamed et al. v. Jeppesen Dataplan, Inc.
> El-Masri v. Tenet

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NEWS
> ACLU Lauds Introduction of House State Secrets Bill (3/13/2008)
> Court Decision Denies Extraordinary Rendition Victims Their Day In Court (2/14/2008)
> State Secrets Privilege Dangerously Overbroad (2/13/2008)
> ACLU In Court Today In Lawsuit Against Boeing Subsidiary That Aided CIA "Torture Flights" (2/05/2008)
> House Hearing a Step Towards Progress on State Secrets Privilege (1/29/2008)

FEATURES
> VIDEO: El-Masri v. Tenet (11/28/2006)
> AUDIO: Ghost Plane Author Steven Grey
> Extraordinary Rendition: Learn More About CIA Kidnapping
> Challenging Government Torture and Abuse

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Mohamed et al. v. Jeppesen Dataplan
    > Notice of Appeal (3/14/2008)
    > Memo of Plaintiffs in Opposition to Government's Motion to Dismiss (12/14/2007)
    > Declaration of Sean Belcher (10/15/2007)
    > First Amended Complaint
    > Complaint
El-Masri v. Tenet
    > Document Resources

| Legal Documents | Fact Sheets | Multimedia | Evidence | Letters & Statements | Press Releases |

LEGAL DOCUMENTS
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights:
> Petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (4/9/2008)
U.S. Supreme Court:
> El-Masri Cert. Petition (5/30/2007)
Appeals Court:
> Reply Brief for Plaintiff-Appellant (9/25/06)
> Amicus Brief of Former U.S. Diplomats (7/31/06)
> Plaintiff-Appellant's Opening Brief (7/25/06)
District Court:
> Order Granting Motion to Dismiss (5/12/06)
> Memorandum in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss (5/11/06)
> El-Masri Complaint (12/6/05)

FACT SHEETS
> Background on the State Secrets Privilege
> Fact Sheet on Air CIA
> Extraordinary Rendition In Depth
> What Is Extraordinary Rendition?
> Off-Site Information: Links to articles and materials on Extraordinary Rendition

MULTIMEDIA
> Video: Q&A, November 29, 2006
> Photos: November 28, 2006
> Video: November 28, 2006 Press Conference
> Photo: Aircraft N313P
> Audio: A Conversation About CIA Torture
> Video: Outlawed (off-site)
> Video: Victims Testify in Geneva (7/14/2006)
> Video: Press Conference (12/6/2005)

EVIDENCE
> Photo: Aircraft N313P
> Flight logs for Aircraft N313P (11/22/2004) (PDF)
> Detention Cell: El-Masri's Sketch (PDF)
> El-Masri's Account of his Experiences

LETTERS & STATEMENTS
> ACLU Letter to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Regarding Khaled El-Masri (12/8/2005)
> Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Response
> ACLU Letter to the Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State regarding Khaled El-Masri (12/8/2005)
> Department of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State's Response

PRESS RELEASES
> Innocent Victim Of CIA Extraordinary Rendition Program Takes Case To International Tribunal (4/9/2008)
> Federal Appeals Court Denies Day in Court for Victim of CIA Kidnapping, Citing State Secrets (3/2/2007)
> Anthony D. Romero Speaks About Extraordinary Rendition (11/29/2006)
> CIA Kidnap Victim Seeks Explanation and Apology (11/28/2006)
> Former US Diplomats Urge Court to Review Case of German Man Kidnapped by CIA (7/31/2006)
> US Human Rights Record Strongly Condemned by Leading International Body (7/28/2006)
> ACLU Appeals Case of German Man Kidnapped by CIA (7/25/2006)
> Day in Court Denied for Victim of CIA Kidnapping and Rendition, Khaled El-Masri (5/19/2006)
> ACLU Seeks Justice For Victim of CIA's Extraordinary Rendition (5/12/2006)
> ACLU Calls for US Accountability Before the UN Committee Against Torture (5/8/2006)
> ACLU Urges United Nations to Investigate CIA's "Extraordinary Rendition" (3/30/2006)
> ACLU Urges House Committee to Act on Torture and Extraordinary Rendition (2/8/2006)
> ACLU Challenges CIA Refusal to Admit Existence of Presidential Order on (12/12/2005)
> ACLU Seeks Clarification from Government on Comments About Innocent Victim (12/8/2005)
> ACLU Files Landmark Lawsuit Challenging CIA's "Extraordinary Rendition" of (12/6/2005)

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