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Headlines : IntelligenceItaly orders further CIA warrants
So it would seem that 22 covert agents have now been implicated in a rendition (the practice of clandestine capture and extradition of individual suspects outside the country).
For me, the fact that the CIA roams foreign countries in packs, even in a member of “The Coalition of the Willing”, is quite frightening. It also demonstrates a lack of recognition of another nations sovereignty.
For more reading, here is an in-depth article from The New Yorker
[Posted By scooter]Republished from BBC News
Last Updated: Friday, 30 September 2005, 15:39 GMT 16:39 UK
An Italian court has issued three more arrest warrants for suspected CIA agents accused of helping to kidnap a Muslim cleric in 2003.
The authorities have already ordered the arrest of 19 people suspected of being involved in the abduction of Egyptian Osama Mustafa Hassan.
The suspects are accused of abducting Mr Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, and flying him to Egypt for interrogation.
Correspondents say the case has soured relations between Washington and Rome.
Italy says the alleged operation hindered Italian terrorism investigations.
No arrests have been made. None of the suspects is currently believed to be in Italy.
US policy
The latest warrants came after Italian investigators reconstructed the contents of a computer hard-disk belonging to one of the accused, according to the Italian Corriere della Sera newspaper.
Prosecutors believe the operation was part of a US anti-terror policy called “extraordinary rendition”.
The policy involves seizing suspects and taking them to third countries for questioning without court approval.
The US has previously acknowledged it sends terror suspects to third countries for questioning, but denies it condones torture.
Mr Hassan, 42, is believed to have been abducted on 17 February 2003, and flown out of the country from…
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When taking action, remember that without a strategey for AFTER, then ya'll just be pissin in the wind...
I am also very apathetic.
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Italy as an ally, now there is a scary thought.
That more mad thay are at the US, the better, that way they will offer less help and the US won’t have to accomodate them.
My wish is that in every future war let Italy, the Arabs be on the side of our enemies and the UK, Australia, Canada and Israel be on our side.
“That more mad thay are at the US, the better, that way they will offer less help and the US won’t have to accomodate them.”
WTF??????????????????
“My wish is that in every future war let Italy, the Arabs be on the side of our enemies and the UK, Australia, Canada and Israel be on our side.”
Dont go sticking my country in with yours.
And your right how DARE a sovergn nation complain about the CIA illegally kidnapping one of its citizens on his home soil and sending them out of the country to be tortured.