it's called "extraordinary rendition," and you won't believe the Hollywoodization that the NY Times does in its big article on this practice, which is against international law, not to mention human decency. Here's the thread - come join the discussion!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=1821261#1822059Thread title: CIA's EXTRAORDINARY RENDITION finally comes to the NY Times - sort of
Apparently there are a lot of people even at DU who don't know what "extraordinary rendition" is - yet another sign of how this information has been so thoroughly suppressed in this country. Be sure to get the REAL story from the work of UK investigative journalist Stephen Grey, linked to in an older thread in the opening post of the linked thread.