MEPs to shame 11 EU states in final CIA report (illegal renditions)

[muriel_volestrangler]

The European Parliament in its final report on alleged CIA kidnappings and prisons in Europe is set to name and shame 11 EU member states with Poland coming in for some of the heaviest criticism, Polish press agency PAP reveals ahead of the study's Wednesday (29 November) publication date.

Italy, the UK, Germany, Sweden and Austria saw terrorism suspects snatched on their territory the report by Italian socialist MEP Claudio Fava will say, while the UK, Germany, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Romania and Poland hosted hundreds of secret CIA flights.

The density of the flights - suspected of being used for "extraordinary renditions" or transfer of prisoners without trial or legal redress to sites such as Guantanamo Bay or Uzbekistan - was the greatest in Germany (336), the UK (170) and Ireland (147).
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Italy, the UK, Austria, Romania and Macedonia are to be named as uncooperative states as well, while Macedonia and Bosnia are to be accused of seeing suspects snatched by US intelligence on their soil.

http://euobserver.com/9/22965?rss_rk=1

There's also eyewitness testimony that Poland may have acted as at least a 'holding pen' for the kidnappees.

[Greeby]

1. Pfft, our government having any shame? Ha! That's a good one

:eyes:

[redqueen]

2. No, the shame is for EU member states...

I'm sure no one on this planet would expect this country to be ashamed of any of its actions, no matter how wrong.

[Greeby]

4. Umm, perhaps I forgot to add context

Both volestrangler and I are in the UK

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Well the UK as a state can feel shame

that Blair and his cronies are our government.

[mom cat]

3. My God! It looks like most of the EU countries were in cahoots with

the US in the renditions. Old Europe and New Europe alike. ... and don't forget Poland - the leader of the pack!