This is disgusting. Not much to blog about. Just spreading the word.
Truly atrocious.
The council has also established that within weeks of the 9/11 attacks, Nato
signed an agreement with the US that allowed civilian jets used by the CIA
during its so-called extraordinary rendition programme to move across member
states' airspace. Its report states: "We have sufficient grounds to declare that
the highest state authorities were aware of the CIA's illegal activities on
their territories." The council's investigators believe that agreement may have
been illegal.
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The 19-month inquiry by the council, which promotes human rights across Europe,
was headed by Dick Marty, a Swiss senator and former state prosecutor. He said:
"What was previously just a set of allegations is now proven: large numbers of
people have been abducted from various locations across the world and
transferred to countries where they have been persecuted and where it is known
that torture is common practice."
Hat Tip: AMERICAblog
