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To: sea_urchin who wrote (9801)	1/15/2006 6:40:00 AM
From: Crimson Ghost	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 22250

Europe Complicit in CIA 'Dirty Work': Investigator Reuters Friday 13 January 2006 Burgdorf, Switzerland - A Swiss investigator said on Friday European governments had been complicit in illegal CIA activities in the "war on terror," after reports that the Americans ran secret prisons in Europe. Swiss senator Dick Marty, investigating the allegations for the 46-nation rights group Council of Europe, said he was personally convinced of the existence of the detention centers but had yet to come up with concrete proof. "It's not possible to transport people from one place to another in such a manner without the secret services knowing about it," he said. "What was shocking was the passivity with which we all, in Europe, have welcomed these things." Marty is to present a preliminary report to the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe on January 23 over reports the Americans ran centers in eastern Europe where suspects where interrogated, tortured or transported to other countries in a process Washington calls "rendition." "Europeans should be less hypocritical and not turn a blind eye," he said at a news briefing. "There are those who do the dirty work abroad but there are also those who know when they should close their eyes when that dirty work is being done." Marty referred to the case of an Egyptian cleric alleged to have been kidnapped by the CIA in Milan in 2003 and transported to Egypt, where the man later said he was tortured. Empty Rooms A Milan court last month issued a European arrest warrant for 22 CIA agents suspected of involvement in the case. Italy's government has strongly denied knowledge of the operation. The Milan case is one of several investigations into whether US agents used Europe to illegally transfer militant suspects to third countries for interrogation. "The proof is completely clear and the CIA has never denied it," Marty said. Romania, Poland and others have denied they let the United States hold terrorism suspects on their territory. The US government has neither denied nor confirmed the reports of secret jails, first made by the Washington Post in November. "This is not just a problem for Romania and Poland," Marty said. "It's not acceptable to criminalize these two countries. It's all Europe which has been willingly silent on the matter." Marty said he was convinced of the existence of secret US detention centers in Europe. But his investigation would probably not be completed for another 12 months as he seeks more evidence. "It's not like Guantánamo Bay," he said, but more like "empty rooms where people have been interrogated or tortured or taken somewhere else." -------

To: sea_urchin who wrote (9801)	1/19/2006 7:04:20 PM
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> As a Christian Zionist, Condi Rice has a natural affinity for all things Zionist.... Madeleine Albright, spiritual heroine of Condi Rice. zpub.com >>Six observtions about Madeleine Albright: 1. Albright lacks compassion Madeline Albright was asked whether the over half a million children killed by the [Iraqi] sanctions were "worth it." Her response was: "It’s a hard choice, but I think, we, think, it’s worth it." [60 Minutes, May 11, 1996] 2. Albright is a lousy manager "Relations are strained between Madeleine Albright's State Department and the reporters who cover it. Lower-level officials have been kept off-limits, their bosses discouraged from talking. But as a new press spokesman takes command, hopes for a thaw are in the air." State of Tension - AJR, April 2000 3. Albright has little ability for strategic thinking One year after NATO first intervened in Kosovo, it appears the alliance has failed to fulfill its chief objectives, both in waging the war and keeping the peace.Kosovo: One Year Later If victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan, it is now time to trace the lineage of the humanitarian and strategic catastrophe in Serbia to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. - Madeleine Albright: The Spiritual Patron Of The Disaster In Kosovo - by Arianna Huffington 4. US foreign policy is fundamentally flawed The American foreign policy elite, Democrats and Republicans alike, regularly boasts that the United States is the world's only superpower -- unrivaled in its ability and willingness to project military power and influence around the globe. Yet what does this swaggering global dominance have to do with ensuring the security and safety of the Republic and its citizens? See: Year 2000 Warning from Uncle Sam: "Duck and Cover" by Ivan Eland, Cato Institute During the 1990s, U.S. foreign policy focused on the threat posed by what was dubbed "rogue states." These states, including at various times, Iraq, Yugoslavia, North Korea, Libya and Cuba ... Given the operational and doctrinal obsession with rogue nations, it is fascinating to note that in not a single case was this policy actually successful, with the possible exception of Haiti. - stratfor.com 5. Albright is a poor communicator Albright was drowned out at one point by a group chanting, "One, two, three, four, we don't want your racist war," as she tried to explain U.S. policy to the audience of 6,000. U.S. policy on Iraq draws fire in Ohio - cnn 6. Madeleine Albright as possible War Criminal Protesters confronted Madeline Albright outside the induction ceremonies for the Women's Hall of Fame, in Seneca Falls New York. The protest was against the U.S./UN sanctions against Iraq. The demonstration was called by a coalition of groups including the International Action Center, Iraq Sanctions Challenge, Pax Christi, Syracuse and Rochester. "Madeline Albright should be on trial in front of an international war crimes tribunal, not receiving an honor," said Sarah Sloan of the Iraq Sanctions Challenge. PRESS RELEASE - International Action Center <<