Torture Flights
Torture Flights: North Carolina’s Role in the CIA Rendition and Torture Program
In the wake of the attacks of September 11, 2001, the U.S. government ushered in a large-scale program of secret detention and torture that relied significantly on the State of North Carolina. Six days after the attacks, President George W. Bush signed a covert memorandum that authorized the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to seize, detain, and interrogate suspected terrorists around the world.
This report investigates North Carolina’s role in that illegal program.