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Eagle: European Court Convicts CIA of Rendition, Torture & Sodomy — Many More Cases Starting to Come Together Against CIA

Khaled El-Masri, German Allegedly Kidnapped By CIA In Afghanistan, Wins Case Angela Charlton Huffington Post, 13 December 2012 PARIS — A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA’s “extraordinary renditions” programs and bolstered those who say they were illegally kidnapped and tortured as part of an overzealous war on terrorism. The …

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Mini-Me: Italian Court Confirms Convictions of CIA Personnel for Rendition & Torture – Way Now Clear for Formal Extradition Request

Huh? Italy court upholds American convictions in CIA case ROME (AP) — Italy’s highest criminal court on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 Americans in the abduction of an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street as part of the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program, paving the way to possible extradition requests by Italian authorities. The …

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Eagle: Report calls for prosecution of top government officials for acts of torture

Report calls for prosecution of top government officials for acts of torture People’s Blog for the Constitution, 11 January 2012 EXTRACT: For those who would like to see torturers brought to justice, a recent report issued by Human Rights USA and the American University Washington College of Law International Human Rights Law Clinic, INDEFENSIBLE: A Reference …

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Reference: Council of Europe on Abuse of State Secrecy — the Beginning of Global Push-Back on CIA Rendition, Torture, and Assassination–JSOG Next

Council of Europe Draft Resolution on Abuse of State Secrecy and National Security Tip of the Hat to Public Intelligence.Net at Twitter.  In our view this represents the beginning of global push-back against crimes against humanity by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) acting “in our name” and at our expense.  Similar push-back against the Joint …

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Journal: Court Excuses CIA & KR Rendition & Torture

CIA rendition: US court throws out torture case, citing state secrets Appeals court judges sound apologetic tone in ruling; plaintiffs say they were tortured overseas in ‘extraordinary rendition’ program. Under the state secrets doctrine, courts have generally granted deference to executive branch claims that certain litigation may involve highly sensitive US government information which, if …

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