Allies Resist America Taking Away Their Terrorism Suspects

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http://www.suntimes.com/output/terror/cst-nws-terr20.html

> Allies Resist America Taking Away Their Terrorism Suspects
> By Victor L. Simpson
> The Associated Press
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> Monday 20 June 2005
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> Milan, Italy - U.S. allies have begun to resist Washington's secretive role in spiriting away terror suspects: Italy is investigating the disappearance of one accused militant as a kidnapping, Sweden wrote rules to assert its authority over outside agents and Canada is holding hearings after one of its citizens was sent to Syria.
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> At least two of the cases bear the hallmarks of the CIA's "extraordinary rendition" program -- stepped up after Sept. 11 -- in which the Bush administration has transferred dozens of suspects to third countries without court approval, subjecting them to possible torture.
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> In Italy, an Egyptian-born imam identified as Abu Omar had already drawn the attention of Italian anti-terrorism officials when he vanished off the streets of Milan two years ago, reportedly bundled into a van and flown back to Egypt from a joint U.S.-Italian air base.......
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> Italian news reports say the CIA was believed to have played a role in the disappearance, and opposition politicians have demanded explanations from the government of Premier Silvio Berlusconi, a close ally of President Bush.............

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