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2005, 15:25 GMT CIA prisoners 'tortured' in Arab jails By
Stephen Grey BBC Radio 4's File on 4  A former CIA official has
confirmed suspicions that dozens of terror suspects have been
flown to jails in Middle Eastern countries where torture is
routinely practised, and without reference to courts of law.
Michael Scheuer, who once headed the hunt for Osama Bin Laden
and left the CIA last November after a 22-year career, said the
practice, known as "extraordinary rendition", was seen by the US
as a key tactic in its war on terror.  "The bottom line is
getting anyone off the streets who is involved in acts of
terrorism is a worthwhile activity," he told the BBC's File On 4
programme.  Human rights is a very flexible concept... It
depends how hypocritical you want to be on a particular day Mike
Scheuer, former CIA agent Mr Scheuer said the operation was
authorised at the highest levels of th