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Memphis law office implicated in CIA rendition flights
An unassuming law office outside of Memphis, Tennessee has been implicated in a Spanish investigation into whether the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has secretly flown terror suspects to other countries for intense questioning and perhaps (More) |
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Italy Justice Minister doubts prosecutor motives for wanting CIA agents extradited
Italian Justice Minister Roberto Castelli has cast doubt on the motivations behind a Milan prosecutor's request for the extradition of 22 CIA agents accused of participating in the kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003 . Castelli suggested T (More) |
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Italian prosecutor files extradition request for 22 CIA operatives
The Italian prosecutor's office in Milan has asked for 22 CIA operatives to be extradited to Italy to face charges for the alleged kidnapping of Egyptian cleric Abu Omar [Washington Post report] in 2003, according to an Italian prosecutor Friday (More) |
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Italy issues three more arrest warrants in CIA abduction case
Milan Prosecutor Armando Spataro announced Friday the approval of three new arrest warrants in connection for purported CIA operatives with the kidnapping of a radical Muslim in 2003 [Washington Post report] in Milan. A total of 22 purported CIA ope (More) |
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Justice Department seeks dismissal of torture rendition suit on security grounds
Citing national security concerns, the US Justice Department has asked a federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a Canadian man who claims he was deported to Syria and tortured. Maher Arar , born in Syria and a citizen of Canada as we (More) |
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FBI memo warned against sending terrorism suspects abroad to be tortured
An FBI memo obtained by Newsweek to be reported in its August 8 print edition warned three years ago that government officials could be prosecuted for planning transfers of terrorism suspects to countries that allow torture, a process called extraor (More) |
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Berlusconi demands US 'respect' Italian sovereignty after CIA abduction scandal
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi took the remarkable step Friday of demanding in an official statement delivered to summoned US ambassador Mel Sembler that the US government exhibit "full respect" for Italian sovereignty in the w (More) |
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Italian judge orders arrest of 13 CIA agents over imam deportation
An Italian official speaking anonymously said Friday that a judge in Milan has ordered the arrest of 13 CIA agents for their alleged role in aiding the deportation of an imam to Egypt [Washington Post report]. Italian newspapers claim the Milan seiz (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.
