Italy may put CIA agents on trial in absentia

[deminks]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060209/wl_nm/italy_cia_kidnap_dc


MILAN (Reuters) - Milan prosecutors expect to launch procedures within a month that could put 22 CIA agents accused of kidnapping a Muslim cleric in Milan on trial in absentia, a senior judicial source said.

The source, who asked not to be named, said prosecutors were growing tired of perceived foot-dragging by Washington and Rome over requests that would advance their investigation -- one of several European probes into suspected U.S. covert operations.

The United States has still not responded to a request in January by Italy for judicial assistance in the case, which could potentially allow Italian prosecutors to travel there to question suspects and gather evidence.

The European Parliament and the Council of Europe are watching the Italian case carefully as they move ahead with their own investigations into suspected U.S. anti-terrorism operations, including running secret prisons in eastern Europe.

[0007]

1. Is this part of the "Death Squad Master" plan?

Like is John Negroponte behind this one also?

[stop the bleeding]

2. More like Jeff Castelli former CIA Rome Station Chief - was then recalled

back by Tenet. There is a whole bunch of research on the Internets that this guy was involved with Sheldon Lady in regards to Plame/Niger Forgeries, this Cleric, and that Italian Journo who was killed last year while protecting the other lady Journo in the car while they were escaping/leaving. I forget their names right off the top of my head.

The Italian investigation into the CIA is something that is worth watching, but their government has it's corruption as well. BTW Dewey Clarridge was a former head of the Rome station as well, Rome seems to be a place where our CIA does alot of "dirty dealings". This stuff comes up in the Plame threads.

Peace,

Nominated!

[colonel odis]

3. Absentia? what part of italy is that?

[rooboy]

4. Dunno, but apparently Bush is trying to get the trial moved. n/t

[stop the bleeding]

5. kicking for awareness

[zann725]

6. Maybe hey're tired of American-Gov. "mafia" tactics disguised as "legal."

n/t

[Peace Patriot]

7. This case is about Bushite foiling of an Italian counter-terrorist op by

premature arrest (kidnapping) of a perp the Italians were surveiling. I don't know much about the case, and sorry, I can't provide urls, but I did read that--and that it is one of a long list of Bushite foilings of counter-terrorism investigations and operations that appears to be deliberate and is possibly related to Bushite crimes that are being covered up. We need more knowledgeable posters to comment on this and bring us up to date.

From what I understand, this is a very important investigation--re: our own political and national welfare.