Torture Taxi

Trevor Paglen and A.C. Thompson talked about their book, Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights, published by Melville House.… read more

Trevor Paglen and A.C. Thompson talked about their book, Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights, published by Melville House. They talked about the Central Intelligence Agency’s practice of sending suspected terrorists to countries where, the authors argued, they are kept in secret prisons and subjected to torture. They said the CIA uses front companies to hide the real purpose of these rendition flights and discussed how they investigated the story. After their presentation they responded to audience members' questions. close

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Torture Taxi

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Program ID:
195930-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
San Francisco, California, United States
First Aired:
Dec 23, 2006 | 3:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Mar 12, 2007 | 3:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Dec 23, 2006 | 3:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 26, 2006 | 6:45am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 02, 2007 | 12:14am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 12, 2007 | 3:04am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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