Italy Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants (6 more CIA agents)

[maddezmom]

By VICTOR L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Writer
53 minutes ago



ROME - An Italian prosecutor asked an appeals court Wednesday to issue arrest warrants for six more purported CIA operatives, accusing them of helping plan the kidnapping of an Egyptian radical Muslim cleric in 2003.

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An Italian court issued warrants for 13 purported CIA officials last month but turned down a request by prosecutor Armando Spataro to issue warrants for six Americans accused of helping prepare the abduction of Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr.

The prosecutor's request, obtained by The Associated Press, said the six were involved in studying the area in Milan where the cleric was seized and his habits, as well as the best routes to the highway the kidnappers would use to bring the Egyptian to Aviano, a joint U.S.-Italian air base north of Venice.

Nasr, known as Abu Omar, was allegedly snatched on a Milan street on Feb. 17, 2003, flown from Aviano to Ramstein air base in Germany and then to Egypt, where he reportedly was tortured. The operation purportedly was part of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program, in which terror suspects are transferred to third countries without court approval, subjecting them to possible ill treatment.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050720/ap_on_re_eu/italy_cia;_

[readmylips]

1. Maybe these CIA agents are buddies of Valerie Wilson....

Good job little man bush and band of traitors.

[IChing]

2. Italy Prosecutor Seeks Arrest Warrants (for six more CIA agents)

Jul 20, 3:21 PM EDT
By VICTOR L. SIMPSON
Associated Press Writer

ROME (AP) -- In a case testing Italian-U.S. relations, a Milan prosecutor sought arrest warrants Wednesday for six more purported CIA operatives, accusing them of helping plan the kidnapping of an Egyptian radical Muslim cleric.

An Italian court has already issued warrants for 13 purported CIA officials accused of helping carry out Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr's 2003 abduction.

But the court initially turned down a request to issue arrest warrants for the six who prosecutor Armando Spataro says helped plan the abduction.>>>snip

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/I/ITALY_CIA?SITE=MNMAN&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-07-20-15-21-27

[SpiralHawk]

3. While we're on the subject of Italy, how about the journalist who was

shot to ribbons under highly suspicious circumstances while reporting in Iraq?

We know Bush has in it for France. Seems he also has it in for Italy (excepting his precious pal pope Ratzinger).

[Patty Diana]

4. Bush is getting payback___ITALIAN STYLE

The Italians are outraged at Bush. and fuck this so called NAZI pope. he's not my pope_he just told Chavez to drop dead of else. sounds like shrubs threats___just 2 NAZIS in a pod.