Report says CIA detained 3 in Europe or Asia

LONDON (AP) -- In its most detailed report yet on alleged secret rendition flights of terror suspects, Amnesty International said three former detainees have lent support to the idea that eastern European countries may have been involved in secret CIA flights to so-called "black site" prisons.
The report provides detailed accounts of the experiences of three Yemeni men -- Muhammad Bashmilah, Muhammad al-Assad and Salah Nasser Salim Ali -- who believe they were taken by U.S. authorities to secret prisons following lengthy journeys through various climates and time zones.
Bashmilah said he was detained in Jordan in October 2003 while on a trip to visit his mother. Ali said he was detained in Indonesia in August 2003 and then flown to Jordan, where he was taken into custody. Al-Assad said he was detained in Tanzania in 2003. None of the three could say with confidence where they were taken next.
In statements from February and March, they described travel times, changing climates, temperatures, and daylight hours in detailed descriptions Amnesty says indicates they may have been held in eastern Europe.
The men were allegedly held for 13 months at a so-called "black site," a clandestine facility believed to be run by the CIA, before they were returned to Yemen, where they were charged with forging travel documents, Amnesty said.
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