Victim of Extraordinary Rendition Testifies

For the first time, the Canadian victim of the US's secret
extraordinary rendition program testified before Congress. Today, Maher
Arar gave insight into the US's controversial CIA-run program that
covertly sends alleged terrorism suspects to countries that torture. He
was unable to attend the hearing in person because the US has banned
him from entering the country. Instead, he spoke to lawmakers through
videoconference. His gripping testimony expressed details…