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2005-06-26 Europe
NYT: In Italy, Anger at U.S. Tactics Colors Spy Case
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Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-06-26 08:08|| || Front Page|| [11132 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 decision by an Italian judge to order the arrest of 13 people linked to the Central Intelligence Agency

They can have a cell next to Oriana Fallaci.
Posted by gromgorru 2005-06-26 08:24||   2005-06-26 08:24|| Front Page Top

#2 Italian investigators said they had told the Americans they had strong evidence that he was trying to build a terror recruitment network, possibly aimed for Iraq if the United States went forward with plans to topple Saddam Hussein.

On Feb. 17, 2003, Mr. Nasr disappeared.

They seem to think that making one of the "boss" bad guys go away was a bad thing.
Posted by Mike 2005-06-26 09:00||   2005-06-26 09:00|| Front Page Top

#3 according to the NYT, everything dramatizes a growing rift between America and everyone else in the world. Tell me NYT, why should I get excited over this, when the fact that America is reponsible for McDonalds and the Olive Garden food chain is probably faarr more offensive to the Average Italian than this event?
Posted by 2b 2005-06-26 09:01||   2005-06-26 09:01|| Front Page Top

#4 a senior Italian investigator said

I wonder if that's how they talk around the NYT office.

"Yo, embattled senior reporter! A junior reporter has been quoted as saying that you grabbed her ass in the elevator. Executives in the human resources department allege that you're going to be in a quagmire amid mounting doo-doo if that's true."
Posted by Matt 2005-06-26 11:54||   2005-06-26 11:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Lol, Matt! What - no convenient chicken little quotes from unnamed sources? You're too kind, bro, lol!
Posted by .com 2005-06-26 12:01||   2005-06-26 12:01|| Front Page Top

#6 Yawn, some leftist/commie Italian Judge did this on his own, this isn'ty the italian government, the people of italy or anything else. It's just a fellow traveler of the NYT neo-communists acting on his own.

Do us a favor "Beat up a Reporter for Jebus.®"
Posted by Sock Puppet 0’ Doom 2005-06-26 12:03||   2005-06-26 12:03|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry folks but after reading the report in the Washington Post and Corriere de la Sera I must say that these CIA guys acted like bloody fools and deserve to be arrested.

I won't comment on the practice of "extraordinary rendition" as such but if it's necessary and done, you don't leave a paper trail behind like this to embarrass your host country that (probably) looked away deliberately.

A lavish life in luxury hotels, stupid cellphone use and leaving passport copies at car rentals: Excuse me but what the hell do they teach at the farm?
Posted by True German Ally 2005-06-26 13:07||   2005-06-26 13:07|| Front Page Top

#8 The farm, like most of the CIA is a joke nowadays. They don't teach real undercover agent work. It is a big obstacle course. whee...
Look the to NSA for actual fieldwork.
Posted by mmurray821 2005-06-26 13:39||   2005-06-26 13:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Excellent point, TGA. They shouldn't be arrested for the rendition. They should be arrested for making such a hash of it.

2b: The Olive Garden is the Denny's of Italian cooking.
Posted by Steve White">Steve White  2005-06-26 15:34||   2005-06-26 15:34|| Front Page Top

#10 Uh oh. I like the Olive Garden.... and Ima fool for Denny's lunch menu.
Posted by Shipman 2005-06-26 19:53||   2005-06-26 19:53|| Front Page Top

#11 the Olive Garden Chili is much better than Denny's (which is also quite good)
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2005-06-26 23:31||   2005-06-26 23:31|| Front Page Top

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