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Italy police arrest Italian intelligence officials in CIA abduction case
Police arrested two Italian intelligence officers Wednesday, including a senior official, in connection with the alleged extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr , also known as Abu Omar. Judicial sources said that Marc (More) |
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Bush to seek Congressional approval for Guantanamo military commissions
The administration will work with Congress within the boundaries set by the Supreme Court in Thursday's Hamdan v. Rumsfeld decision to "determine whether or not the military tribunals will be an avenue in which to give their day in court, (More) |
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No evidence to disprove el-Masri rendition allegations: German prosecutor
No evidence has surfaced to disprove the extraordinary rendition allegations of the German man who sued the US Central Intelligence Agency, a German prosecutor familiar with the evidence collected by the German government in the case said Thursday. (More) |
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EU panel says CIA 'directly responsible' for illegal detentions, rendition in Europe
A European Parliament committee approved a report Monday that supports allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency was "directly responsible for the illegal seizure, removal, abduction and detention of terrorist suspects" in Eur (More) |
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Spain court launches investigation into CIA rendition flights
Spain's National Court said Monday it would investigate allegations that the US Central Intelligence Agency used an airport on the island of Mallorca in its alleged "spider's web" of extraordinary rendition flights to transport te (More) |
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Accused states denounce Europe report on CIA prisons, renditions
Wednesday's Council of Europe (COE) report [PDF text; JURIST report] accusing 14 European countries of taking an active or passive role in a "global spider's web" of secret CIA prisons and rendition flights has drawn sharp rebuk (More) |
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NSA wiretapping case to proceed despite DOJ 'state secrets' dismissal bid
A federal judge in Michigan has ordered the National Security Agency to respond to a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union challenging the legality of the NSA's domestic surveillance program . US District Court Judge Anna Diggs T (More) |
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German spy failed to report el-Masri rendition
A spokesperson for German spy agency Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) on Thursday said that a low-ranking agent knew in January 2004 that German citizen Khalid el-Masri had been arrested in Macedonia and turned over to American authorities, but faile (More) |
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White House to UN: Guantanamo 'fully within the boundaries of American law'
The White House Friday responded to a report [PDF text; JURIST report] by the UN Committee Against Torture (CAT) calling on the US to shut down its Guantanamo Bay detention facility by reinterating President Bush's statement that he hopes to (More) |
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UN report on US compliance with torture treaty [UN CAT]
Conclusions and recommendations of the Committee against Torture: United States of America, UN Committee Against Torture, May 18, 2006 . Excerpt:The State party should cease to detain any person at Guantanamo Bay and close this detention facility, pe (More) |
Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emporer
On December 25, 800 A.D., Charlemagne was crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III in Rome, Italy. During his lifetime, Charlemagne united most of western Europe for the first time since the fall of the Western Roman Empire. He is credited with spreading the rule of law throughout his dominions as well as starting the French and German monarchies.
