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US intelligence agency uses Jordan for torture of prisoners :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it

US intelligence agency uses Jordan for torture of prisoners :: from www.uruknet.info :: news from occupied Iraq - it: "December 8, 2007 The revelation that the CIA organized the destruction of videotapes documenting the interrogation of prisoners at secret CIA detention facilities abroad has focused attention on one aspect of the US torture program. Another important component is the policy of 'extraordinary rendition'—the transfer of prisoners to the control of other countries that specialize in torture. One of the countries that has been most frequently used by the CIA in this way is Jordan, a key US ally in the Middle East. An article in the Washington Post published on Saturday ('Jordan’s Spy Agency: Holding Cell for the CIA' by Craig Whitlock) documents the close relationship that has developed over the past seven years. According to the Post, 'The General Intelligence Department, or GID, is perhaps the CIA’s most trusted partner in the Arab world. The Jordanian agency has received money, training and equipment from the CIA for decades and even has a public English-language web site,' the newspaper reports. 'The relationship has deepened in recent years, with US officials praising their Jordanian counterparts for the depth of their knowledge regarding al-Qaeda and other Islamic networks.'"

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