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Abu Omar case

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in August 2003, to which Mancini would allegedly owe the real reasons of his promotion to number two of the SISMI. In another, earlier article, the same author, Guido Olimpio, wrote that following the abduction of the imam, SISMI informed the Italian government and then the CIA, assuring them that no
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said that the judge had ignored requests for Lieutenant Colonel Romano's case to be moved to the United States, adding that "Our view is the Italian court has no jurisdiction over Lieutenant Colonel Romano and should have immediately dismissed the charges. Now that they have not, we will, of course,
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In a secretly registered conversation General Pignero, Mancini's superior, confirmed having met SISMI director Pollari right after a meeting with Jeff Castelli, head of the CIA in Italy. He said on this occasion that he had received by Pollari a list of names, among others that of Abu Omar, and to
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The abduction occurred without the knowledge of the Italian intelligence and law enforcement officials working directly on the Nasr case, who initially suspected that Nasr had been kidnapped by the Egyptian government, possibly with the cooperation of other branches of the Italian government. When
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did not wish the case to proceed. He initially told the press that he did not believe the CIA was responsible for the abduction, and even if they were responsible, it was a justifiable action. He was widely quoted in the press as having said, "You can't tackle terrorism with a law book in your
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The start of the trial was set for June 8, 2007, although it was adjourned until October 2007, pending an upcoming ruling by Italy's Constitutional Court regarding the possible violation of state secrecy laws by Milan prosecutors who used phone taps on Italian agents during their investigation.
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Thus, public prosecutors Armando Spataro and Pomarici have described the abduction as "a concerted CIA-SISMI operation" organized by "Italian and American agents" with the aim of the "capture" and "secret transfer" of the imam to Egypt. Paolo Biondani and Italian counter-terrorist expert Guido
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It is possible that some of the names for the targets of the warrant were pseudonyms. Regarding "Eliana Castaldo", a reporter's attempts to contact her through the number listed on the affidavit produced inconsistent responses: one refused to identify the business, another said she was with an
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The CIA agents were implicated, in part, by extensive cellphone records which allowed Milan police to reconstruct their movements for the nine days they were in the city. Because the agents had apparently not, at any time, removed the batteries from their cellphones, investigators were able to
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Freed on February 11, 2007, Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr has deposed a complaint against former Prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, demanding 10 million Euro of damage and interests "for his implication in the kidnapping as chief of the government and for having permitted the CIA to capture him."
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newspaper, who was hired by the SISMI in 1999, was accused as an accessory. He was given six months sentence that was converted into a fine. Carabinieri Pironi testified that he asked for Nasr' identity papers on Robert Lady's request, and assured that the operation was a concerted CIA-SISMI
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Sabrina De Sousa was detained at the Lisbon airport in Portugal on October 5, 2015. She was due to be extradited to Italy, but a partial pardon from the Italian president – in February 2017 – reduced the sentence from four to three years which was then commuted to community service for which
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According to Guido Olimpio and Paolo Biondani, Italy was not included in the CTIC because of internal jealousy between various Italian intelligence agencies. But they noted that, despite that, the arrest ordinance against Marco Mancini and his superior General Gustavo Pignero referred to the
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by using the wiretaps recordings of SISMI agents. In particular, Romano Prodi's government accused the magistrates of having revealed the identity of 85 foreign and Italian spies. The Italian government has said it will wait for the ruling before issuing the extradition requests.
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Marco Mancini admitted to Milan prosecutors having followed orders of his superior General Pignero, who himself obeyed requests from Jeff Castelli, CIA head in Italy, to the director of the SISMI, General Pollari. Mancini confessed having organised a meeting in
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to the genitals, raped, and eventually had lost hearing in one ear. At the time of the calls he had been released on the orders of an Egyptian judge because of lack of evidence. Shortly after those calls were made he was re-arrested and placed back in prison.
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operation. The first one to confess the involvement of the CIA and the SISMI in the abduction of Abu Omar, Pironi thought, when he participated in the operation, that he was passing a test to enter the SISMI. He later realized he had been instrumentalized
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operation as an example of the "non orthodox activity" (the only one known of) realized by the CIA and the SISMI "since 2002," thus demonstrating some sort of cooperation between US and Italian intelligence agencies, albeit not in the frame of the CTIC.
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The Italian government originally denied having played any role in the abduction. However, Italian prosecutors Armando Spataro and Ferdinand Enrico Pomarici indicted 26 CIA agents, including the Rome station chief and head of CIA in Italy until 2003,
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In October 2006, prosecutor Spataro transmitted to the European Temporary Committee a copy of a SISMI document, from which it comes out that SISMI was informed by the CIA on May 15, 2003, that Abu Omar was interrogated in Cairo by Egyptian services.
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In the meantime, Milan prosecutor Armando Spataro found out the existence of an office, in the centre of Rome, linked to SISMI, in charge of 'secret operations.' It was directed by a close collaborator of head of SISMI Pollari. According to the
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Interrogated by the Milan prosecutor in July 2006, General Pollari involved the Italian government and invoked a classified document. Romano Prodi's government has confirmed its classified status. During his hearing in August 2006 before the
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In addition to the 22 European arrest warrants issued in December 2005 and the arrest of the above-mentioned SISMI officers, an Italian judge issued additional arrest warrants for four Americans, three CIA agents and for Lieutenant Colonel
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with all the heads of the SISMI centers. He illustrated on this occasion the plan for the abduction. The arrest warrants issued on June 15, 2006, against Jeff Castelli, other US agents, Mancini and Pignero were done on these grounds.
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has been sentenced to nine years in jail, the former CIA station chief Jeffrey Castelli in absentia to seven years in jail, along with two other CIA employees. Pollari has announced he will appeal against this ruling at the
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and station chiefs Raffaele Ditroia, Luciano Di Gregori and Giuseppe Ciorra. Referring to the Italian military intelligence agency, the Italian press has talked of a "CIA-SISMI concerted operation." The prosecutors sent
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This hypothesis was confirmed by Italian investigations. On July 5, 2006, two high-ranking Italian intelligence officers were arrested by Italian police for their complicity in Abu Omar's kidnapping. These included
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Most observers have come to believe that Nasr was abducted by the United States as a source of intelligence on foreign combatants being recruited to fight in Iraq, which, at the time, the United States had yet to
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On February 13, 2013, the Milano Court of Appeals sentenced former SISMI director Nicolò Pollari to ten years in jail and awarded €1.5 million in damages to Abu Omar and his wife. Pollari's deputy director
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the CIA operatives. As of February 2007, the Italian government has issued no extradition requests, although the Italian judiciary has been calling for the government to do so since 2005. Justice Minister
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organizations. Hassan Nasr was released by an Egyptian court in February 2007, which ruled that his detention was "unfounded". He has been indicted for international terrorism offenses in Italy since 2005.
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Nasr was not released again until February 11, 2007, at which time he was permitted to return to his family. After four years of detention, an Egyptian court ruled that his imprisonment was "unfounded."
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Furthermore, apart from the July 2006 arrest of Marco Mancini, number two of the SISMI, and of Gustavo Pignero, the agency's chief for the northern region of Italy, the head of SISMI General
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The main target of this office consisted in distorting the national press information, through journalists ad hoc hired by SISMI, by editing false reports with the aim to keep high the
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agent who had taken part in this covert operation would be prosecuted. In turn, CIA director George Tenet would have sent a letter to Forte Braschi, the SISMI headquarters in Rome.
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Furthermore, Italian officials initially denied the Italian government had authorized or sanctioned a US operation to kidnap Nasr. Italian Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
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In November 2005, Italian prosecutors requested that Italy's Justice Ministry seek the extradition of the suspects from the United States. The Italian government declined.
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agency: "This is a trial we absolutely should not have, and its result will be that our intelligence services will no longer have the cooperation of foreign intelligence".
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engaged by Washington and London to justify the invasion of Iraq." There are also reports that Nasr was involved in plotting a terrorist attack on the
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According to court documents, Nasr was pushed into a minivan on Via Giuseppe Guerzoni in Milan and driven four or five hours to a joint Italian-U.S.
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used interviews with the lead prosecutor in the abduction case, Armando Spataro, as a pretext to glean confidential information to pass on to
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have been ordered to observe the Egyptian cleric in view of his abduction. Pignero then ordered Mancini to proceed with all these activities.
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However, former CIA officials contradicted this by claiming the agency had secured the consent of Italian intelligence, and that the CIA's
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and disrupted an ongoing police investigation. He also issued a warrant for the arrest of Nasr, on charges of associating with terrorists.
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Foreign Network at Front of CIA's Terror Fight – Joint Facilities in Two Dozen Countries Account for Bulk of Agency's Post-9/11 Successes
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extradition is not possible. The original sentence was already reduced from seven to four years through a general amnesty law in 2006.
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at the time, now working at Section 31b of the Pentagon. Ultimately, twenty-six Americans and nine Italians (including head of SISMI
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the Italians questioned their American counterparts about Nasr's disappearance, they were told he had traveled voluntarily to the
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denied knowledge of any kidnap operation, and criticized the trial claiming that it could hurt Italy's international reputation.
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ordered a sweeping review of the agency's field operations because of what he perceived as the Milan rendition's "sloppiness".
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Image from the CIA's surveillance of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr recovered during investigations by the prosecuting authority of
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pinpoint their locations from moment to moment. The agents also made numerous phone calls to the US consulate in Milan, to
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during the kidnapping, was given a suspended sentence of one year, nine months and a day. Renato Farina, vice-director of
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who had fled Egypt due to that group's prosecution as a terrorist organization by the Egyptian government. He was granted
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in Rome, and was suspected of being involved in a plot to bomb a number of children of foreign diplomats attending the
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officer Giuliano Pironi) were indicted. The trial would be the first criminal trial related to the U.S. practice of
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Furthermore, according to testimonies by SISMI agents to the Italian justice, Mancini proposed himself to the
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As early as Spring 2002, he was under investigation by Italian and American intelligence agencies by means of
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In July 2013, Lady was arrested in Panama on an international arrest warrant. The next day, he was released.
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Abu Omar was abducted on February 17, 2003, in Milan by agents of the SISMI and CIA, and transported to the
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had to resign in November 2006 because of the affair and was indicted in December by the Milanese judges.
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received eight years in prison. The rest of the Americans, including former Milan U.S. consular official
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judge Guido Salvini issued warrants for the arrest of 22 persons said to be agents or operatives of the
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prison, twenty miles south of Cairo. He was subjected to various depredations, tortured by beating and
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was abducted by persons affiliated with the CIA as he walked to his mosque in Milan for noon prayers.
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Watching America – Italy Says CIA Agents Guilty of Abduction, Issues Europe-Wide Arrest Warrants
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requests for the indicted American citizens to the Italian Ministry of Justice, then headed by
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explore what options we have going forward." The CIA declined to comment. Prime Minister
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The Italian executive has opposed the judges in Milan, by deposing a recourse before the
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The affair also created controversy within the CIA when the story came to light in 2005.
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Crewdson, J. and T. Hundley. (2005). "Abducted imam aided CIA ally in war on terror".
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On November 4, 2009, an Italian judge convicted 22 suspected or known CIA agents, a
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answering service, while a third said the number was that of a firm by the name of
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On February 12, 2013, the Court of Appeal in Milan sentenced former SISMI director
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Farina confessa: con i servizi dal '99 "In via Nazionale la vera base di Pollari"
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Italy's ex-intelligence chief given 10-year sentence for role in CIA kidnapping
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I'm only responsible for carrying out orders that I received from my superiors
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Hasaan Mustafa Osama Nasr was a radical Egyptian cleric and alleged member of
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Abduction and transfer to Egypt of the Imam of Milan Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
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Gli investigatori del caso Abu Omar: così ci ha aiutato a incastrare il Sismi
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L'imam rapito a Milano dalla Cia – I silenzi e la complicità con Washington
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agents. On July 6, 2006, Libero's offices were raided by Italian police.
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The Abu Omar case poses the problem of Italy's involvement in the US "
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Italian court finds CIA agents guilty of kidnapping terrorism suspect
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Liptak, A. (2005). "Experts Say Trial Unlikely for CIA Operatives".
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Who is Abu Omar? Extracts from the Italian Police Surveillance Tapes
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and four other Italian secret service agents were acquitted due to
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People subject to extraordinary rendition by the United States
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against 22 CIA agents suspected of this kidnapping (including
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In April 2004, while his incarceration had been downgraded to
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was the abduction and transfer to Egypt of the Imam of Milan
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said Nasr was underfed but there were "no signs of torture."
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Targeted Killings: Law and Morality in an Asymmetrical World
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The Kidnapping of Abu Omar aka Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr –
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US military planes criss-cross Europe using bogus call sign
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Cole, Matthew; Patel, Avni; Ross, Brian (October 4, 2009).
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Italian Parliamentary Committee on Secret services control
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Olimpio cited the November 18, 2005, article published by
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La justice italienne prépare le procès des vols de la CIA
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against Armando Spataro, charging him of having violated
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ABU OMAR: "IN EGITTO FUI STUPRATO, BERLUSCONI LO SAPPIA"
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carried out in a joint operation by the United States'
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Obermaier, Frederik; KrĂĽger, Paul-Anton (2017-09-20).
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Any trial of American citizens is expected to happen
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Rapt d'un imam Ă  Milan: la CIA va devoir s'expliquer
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July 11, 2006 1624:"Italy warrants for 22 purported CIA operatives" 1181:"Italian ex-spy chief gets 10 years in CIA case" 1051:"I pm di Milano: arrestate gli agenti della Cia" 402:On December 20, 2005, an Italian court issued a 196:and ties to a network sending combatants in the 2101:Italy convicts Air Force O-6 in CIA kidnap case 2080: 2078: 2076: 2074: 2072: 2030:"Italian judge convicts 23 in CIA kidnap case" 1570: 1568: 1566: 1548: 1546: 797:In September 2012, Italy's highest court, the 2289: 1873: 1511:Italy indicts 31 linked to CIA rendition case 1482: 1356:"Millionen Schuss Munition fĂĽr Kalaschnikows" 1225: 1131: 1129: 1087: 1026:"Foto della Cia svela il sequestro dell'imam" 645: 577:, number two of the same intelligence agency 343:Investigation and warrants for CIA operatives 211: 8: 1847:"CIA trial in Italy adjourned to October 24" 1258: 1256: 1254: 952:Extraordinary rendition by the United States 841:Either way, most observers thought it clear 781:expressed disappointment over the verdicts. 218:noted in June 2005 that in 2002, before the 2864:North Korea and weapons of mass destruction 1774:E il Sismi tese la mano ai nemici della Cia 1724: 1722: 1720: 1718: 1716: 448:One of the "concerted CIA-SISMI operations" 2593: 2436: 2353: 2296: 2282: 2274: 1576:"Court Widens Net for 22 CIA Agents to EU" 1333:Auditions sur le rapt d'un imam par la CIA 1109:"Tape Inquiry: Ex-Spymaster in the Middle" 1102: 1100: 1098: 161:Investigation of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr 2024: 2022: 2020: 1217: 1215: 1213: 1021: 1019: 200:. However, citing a book on Al-Qaeda by 2661:Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) 2192:. Corriere della sera. 28 February 2017. 2153:Italy court upholds American convictions 1953: 1951: 1502: 1500: 1498: 1290:Wilkinson, T. and G. Miller. (2005). 1028:, Corriere della Sera, 12 novembre 2005. 689:. The United States is not expected to 192:. They alleged in particular links with 2369:Operation Enduring Freedom participants 2151:Barry, Colleen, and Frances D'Emilio, " 1820: 1818: 1816: 1421:"CIA methods exposed by kidnap inquiry" 1292:"Italy Says It Didn't Know of CIA Plan" 1015: 2990:Central Intelligence Agency operations 1872:, Carlo Bonini and Giuseppe D'Avanzo, 1328: 1326: 173:in Italy in 2001, and held an Italian 2898:Targeted Killing in International Law 2779:Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse 1903: 1901: 1899: 1897: 1895: 1893: 1891: 1889: 1525:"Abducted imam seeks return to Italy" 1262:Grey, S. and D. Van Natta. (2005). 742:program. Former Milan CIA base chief 62:(SISMI) in the context of the global 7: 2944: 2099:Barry, Colleen (Associated Press), " 1921:, URL accessed on February 18, 2007 1053:, Corriere della Sera, 24 June 2005. 834:, was a major embarrassment for the 830:of the incident, coming just before 702:, Prime minister of Italy since the 2044:"CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap" 1554:"Italy orders CIA kidnapping trial" 596:Two other Italian suspects reached 2120:Kidnapping unravels a spy's career 2085:Flynn, Daniel (November 4, 2009). 1798:. Commondreams.org. Archived from 891:newspaper saying "I'm not guilty. 698:, member of the new government of 25: 2829:Enhanced interrogation techniques 2625:Georgia Sustainment and Stability 2513:al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 1845:The Middle East Times. 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Index

Imam rapito affair

Milan
Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr
extraordinary rendition
Central Intelligence Agency
Italian Military Intelligence and Security Service
war on terrorism
George W. Bush administration
Aviano Air Base
Mubarak regime
Islamist
Jeffrey W. Castelli
Robert Seldon Lady
Nicolò Pollari
Marco Mancini
extradition
Roberto Castelli
Porter J. Goss
Jose A. Rodriguez Jr.
National Clandestine Service
Robert Seldon Lady
I'm only responsible for carrying out orders that I received from my superiors
Sabrina DeSousa
Nicolò Pollari
Marco Mancini
Corte Suprema di Cassazione
al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya
political asylum
asylum passport

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