Omar Metwally
2) Rendition
Language
English
Formats
Description
The policy of "extraordinary rendition" began under the Clinton administration and accelerated after September 11, 2001. The policy allows for the handing over of suspected terrorists to countries that use torture as an interrogation tool. Anwar El-Ibrahimi is an Egyptian-born man who disappears on a flight from Africa to Washington, DC. He is sent to a North African country where torture is practiced and the CIA gives approval. Anwar's pregnant American-born...
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
From a producer of the Bourne franchise, an action-packed thriller set amidst the CIA black ops program. Exploring both the origin of the infamous covert program, as well as connecting to present-day special ops, follows the action across the globe, from D.C. to Berlin to Paris and beyond. Using a mysterious behavior-modification protocol, Treadstone turns its recruits around the world into nearly-superhuman assassins.