Abstract
Terrorism is greatly condemned by all the nations of the world. More often than not, states do unite in an attempt to control terrorist activities that may be going on in one part of the globe. There are various ways of dealing with terrorism. One of these methods is rendition. The essay below discusses what rendition is, describing it and giving examples of instances where it has been used.
Rendition
Rendition is a way of fighting terrorism where suspects are apprehended from one country and taken to a different one to face trial for crimes committed (Burton and West, 2009). The process often does not involve the normal jurisdiction process but often involves what can be termed as terrorist kidnapping. According to the PBS (2012), this process is not new to the U.S. Rather; it has been in operation since long ago where the U.S has been apprehending suspects and bringing them back to the U.S for trial. It is recorded that the first recorded rendition was in 1883 where Frederick Ker was taken from Peru and brought back to the U.S to face charges in Chicago.
It is not the U.S alone that has employed these measures. Though most of the nations use diplomacy measures when deporting suspects for trial, there are instances when this measure is abandoned all together. For instance, Taylor (2009) argues that the British troops in Iraq often handed terrorists to the U.S and these were secretly imprisoned in Iraqi prisons. The Associated Press (2011) also notes that a detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison had filed a case against Lithuania since he was taken from Morocco in 2005 to go face charges in Lithuania. This is a clear indication that rendition, though not a very common practice, is employed by various countries when dealing with terrorism. However, the U.S uses this tactic more than any other country in the world (PBS, 2011).
References
Burton, F. & West, B. (2009). War on Terror Tactics. Retrieved on 5th March 2012 from http://www.studentnewsdaily.com/world-briefs/war-on-terror-tactics/
PBS.org. (2012). Rendition Timeline: Part 1. Retrieved on 5th March 2012 from http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/rendition701/timeline/timeline_1.html#
Taylor, R.N. (2009). Britain Aided Iraq Terror Renditions, Government Admits. The Guardian, 26th February 2009. Retrieved on 5th March 2009 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/feb/26/britain-admits-terror-renditions
The Associated Press. (2011). Lithuania: Terrorism Suspect Files Case over C.I.A Rendition Claim. Retrieved on 5th March 2012 from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/world/europe/lithuania-terrorism-suspect-files-case-over-cia-rendition-claim.html?_r=1
