| Submit your comments on this article | |
| Europe | |
| Italy issues warrant for CIA team | |
| 2005-12-23 | |
| A Milan court has issued a European arrest warrant for 22 CIA agents suspected of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric from Italy's financial capital in 2003, Prosecutor Armando Spataro said on Friday. Milan is a real piece of shit town, regardless I'll bet these asshats don't arrest CIA operative one, ever, period. This is some liberal ass judge trying to make a statement. Guess what Dude, we did it, we'll do it again. And next time we hear about an impending attack in your neighborhood, we'll remember this little debacle. How'd that suit ya? The case is one of several investigations into whether U.S. intelligence agents used Europe to illegally transfer militant suspects to third countries for interrogation. The renditions have led to tensions between Washington and the European Union. This ain't a jihad against American policies, its a jihad against the West, and if you want to play stupid, well it really wouldn't be new would it? Notice Binny boy put Italy at the top of his list, and not for going to Iraq, no, for some shit that happened in the 12th century. But whatever. Milan magistrates suspect a CIA team grabbed Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr off a Milan street and flew him for interrogation to Egypt, where he said he was tortured. Boohoo, taste of his own medicine methinks. We got more in store for his type too. Prosecutors asked the Italian Justice Ministry last month to seek the extradition of the suspects from the United States, but Justice Minister Roberto Castelli has not yet decided whether to act on the request. Sure, go ahead, ask, and we'll tell you exactly what I'm telling you right now, kiss our ass! A EU warrant is automatically valid across the 25-nation bloc and does not require the approval of any government. The warrant was agreed by the European Union in the wake of the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001 and was hailed as a key part of the bloc's fight against terrorism. Uh hu, and now its being used to subvert the WoT Under the agreement, any EU member state can ask another to hand over a suspect and in most cases, the other state will have to comply. Spataro told Reuters he had also asked Interpol to try to detain the agents anywhere in the world. As I said, bring it on baby!
Earlier this week, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said he did not believe CIA agents had kidnapped Nasr, but added governments would not defeat terrorism by playing by the rules. First I've heard anything rational Justice officials believe Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, is still in custody in Egypt. Italian investigators have accused him of ties to al Qaeda and recruiting combatants for Iraq, and a Milan judge has issued a warrant for his arrest. Before his disappearance, investigators had closely monitored Nasr, hoping phone conversations would provide clues about planned militant attacks in Europe. But their probe was cut short when the imam vanished on February 17, 2003. Court documents show the CIA agents accused of kidnapping Nasr on that day left ample documentation of their stay in Italy. Many of them presented frequent-client cards when they registered at hotels and prosecutors have one of the agent's United Airlines frequent flyer number. About a year after he vanished, Nasr was able to make two telephone calls -- to his wife, Ghali Nabila, and to a religious leader in Milan named Mohamed Reda, the document said. Nasr said in the calls he had been sent to Alexandria in Egypt and had been tortured with electric shock and exposure to extreme noise and temperatures. Boohoo He was allegedly re-arrested by the Egyptians for recounting the ordeal. Details about the renditions are emerging at a time when the United States also faces allegations that the CIA has run secret prisons in Europe and elsewhere. German citizen Khaled el-Masri says he was abducted in Macedonia in 2003 and flown to Afghanistan by U.S. officials. He is now suing the CIA for wrongful imprisonment. I've got your compensation right here, you do take American hot lead Express, right? Happy Holidays! EP | |
| Posted by:ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding |
| #4 Think this judge ought to disappear in the night only to be found naked in a Cairo "holy place." RWV - What rank of the holiest places in Islam is high enough to get the "right" people's attention? Is there one in Cairo that is high enough? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2005-12-23 19:12 |
| #3 What do you expect from a country that routinely pays ransom for its citizens, even when they are commie stooges on a jihadi fundraiser? Think this judge ought to disappear in the night only to be found naked in a Cairo "holy place." |
| Posted by: RWV 2005-12-23 18:26 |
| #2 Just sounds to me like that judge is pissed 'cause his homeboys couldn't collar the bad guy, but the CIA allegedly could. And did. Too bad, so sad. ESAD, Judge. on the positive side, JM Castelli hasn't acted on the request yet, which probably means he thinks the judge is a dipshit too. |
| Posted by: USN, ret. 2005-12-23 17:14 |
| #1 If they wait long enough the NY Times will publish names, addresses and phone numbers of all agents involved. |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2005-12-23 16:27 |