February 06, 2005
US agents ‘kidnapped militant’ for torture in Egypt
Stephen Grey, Milan
ITALIAN police are investigating allegations that American
intelligence agents kidnapped an Islamic militant in Milan and
transported him to Egypt, where he was tortured.
Osama Moustafa Nasr, an Egyptian dissident with alleged links to
Al-Qaeda, disappeared in Milan on February 16, 2003, after
eyewitnesses saw him being approached by three men as he walked to a
mosque.
A kidnap inquiry was opened in Italy after Nasr, also known as Abu
Omar, was temporarily released from custody in Egypt last year and
telephoned his wife and friends to tell them what had happened.
He claimed he had been tortured so badly by secret police in Cairo
that he had lost hearing in one ear. Italian officers who intercepted
the call believe he has since been rearrested.
Although details of the inquiry remain confidential, the Italians are
thought to be investigating claims that Nasr was taken by US
intelligence agents to Aviano airbase and flown to Egypt in an
American plane.
If confirmed, the case would be one of the most controversial
instances of the American policy of “rendition” — sending prisoners
for imprisonment and questioning in other countries. Since September
11, 2001, dozens of prisoners have been transferred by America to
countries such as Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia where interrogation
techniques may be harsh.
As The Sunday Times disclosed last November, US agents have repeatedly
used civilian executive jets to transport prisoners to the Middle
East, including a Gulfstream that was a frequent visitor to British
airports. The plane was sold two days after the Sunday Times article
appeared.
Imam Imad, the head of Viale Jenner mosque in Milan, an alleged centre
of Islamic militancy, said Nasr had described how he tried to resist
as he was stopped in the street and forced into a car before being
taken to a military base.
“He can’t be sure if it was the Italians or Americans who took him,”
Imad said. “He was blindfolded. But they were western people. It was
certainly not the Egyptians who captured him and took him to Cairo.”
Armando Spataro, the deputy chief prosecutor of Milan, would not
confirm whether there was any evidence of US involvement but said he
was conducting a far-reaching inquiry. If Americans had played a part,
“it would be a serious breach of Italian law”.
Spataro and other Italian prosecutors are particularly angry about
Nasr’s disappearance because they were preparing to prosecute him in
Milan. They had bugged a conversation that appeared to suggest he was
colluding in the establishment of a new terrorist network in Europe.
The CIA and other US government departments refuse to discuss
rendition publicly, except to insist that all transfers are conducted
legally. Privately officials say they have guarantees that prisoners
sent to other countries are well treated.
Michael Scheuer, a former senior CIA official who once played a
leading role in the hunt for Osama Bin Laden, has confirmed that the
agency has been involved in the rendition of close to 100 terror
suspects.
The policy of “capturing people and taking them to second or third
countries” was developed after the CIA was told to dismantle terrorist
cells across the world, said Scheuer, who resigned last November.
Barbara Olshansky, a lawyer for the Center for Constitutional Rights
in New York, said the rendition policy was a clear violation of the
United Nations Convention Against Torture, which is incorporated into
American law and bans the transfer of prisoners to countries where
torture is likely.
Official documents released recently in Sweden revealed that the CIA
provided a Gulfstream jet that took two Egyptian terrorist suspects
from Sweden to Cairo in December 2001. Both claimed they were brutally
tortured.
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06 Feb 2005 08:41:20 AM |
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February 06, 2005
US agents kidnapped militant for torture in Egypt
Stephen Grey, Milan
ITALIAN police are investigating allegations that American
intelligence agents kidnapped an Islamic militant in Milan and
transported him to Egypt, where he was tortured.
Osama Moustafa Nasr, an Egyptian dissident with alleged links to
Al-Qaeda, disappeared in Milan on February 16, 2003, after
eyewitnesses saw him being approached by three men as he walked to a
mosque.
Awwww, crying for the Al Qeada terrorist are you?
Tony
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06 Feb 2005 03:52:54 PM |
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wrote:
February 06, 2005
US agents 'kidnapped militant' for torture in Egypt
Stephen Grey, Milan
ITALIAN police are investigating allegations that American
intelligence agents kidnapped an Islamic militant in Milan and
transported him to Egypt, where he was tortured.
Osama Moustafa Nasr, an Egyptian dissident with alleged links to
Al-Qaeda, disappeared in Milan on February 16, 2003, after
eyewitnesses saw him being approached by three men as he walked to a
mosque.
Awwww, crying for the Al Qeada terrorist are you?
Tony
Where did it say that he was an al-queda terrorist pantyboy? "Alleged"
does not mean fact! You do know that don't you?
WH
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06 Feb 2005 05:11:45 AM |
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:41:20 -0500, wrote:
February 06, 2005
US agents ‘kidnapped militant’ for torture in Egypt
Stephen Grey, Milan
ITALIAN police are investigating allegations that American
intelligence agents kidnapped an Islamic militant in Milan and
transported him to Egypt, where he was tortured.
Osama Moustafa Nasr, an Egyptian dissident with alleged links to
Al-Qaeda, disappeared in Milan on February 16, 2003, after
eyewitnesses saw him being approached by three men as he walked to a
mosque.
Awwww, crying for the Al Qeada terrorist are you?
Tony
Hardly since Al Qaeda is nothing more than an Americunt invention
designed to give fools like you someone to blame for the Americunt
invasion of any country that has oil.
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