MEPs aspire to Cheney and Rumsfeld hearings in CIA probe

[NVMojo]

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - The vice-chairman of the European Parliament's committee on CIA renditions has suggested MEPs should hear senior US officials, such as Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld, as part of their investigation.

Members of the temporary committee gathered for the first time on Thursday (26 January), and elected as chairman the Portuguese centre-right MEP Carlos Coelho, with Italian socialist Giovanni Claudio Fava assigned as rapporteur.

MEPs in the committee are expected to look into allegations of CIA activities in Europe, which were reportedly in breach of human rights principles, including rendition flights and prison camps potentially involving cases of torture.

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http://euobserver.com/9/20779

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1. Yeah, right. Like Cheney and Rumsfailed......

are going to testify before a mere EU Parliament's committee. They answer to NO ONE!!!

¿Comprende, compadre?

We are supreme!! Mere mortals bow before our power.

Cheney? Rumsfailed? testify?!?!?

:rofl: Bwahahahahaha :rofl:





Final laughter added for dramatic effect.

[NVMojo]

2. this part was choice ..

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However, Baroness Ludford's suggestions were quickly scorned by some of her parliamentary colleagues, who warned that the committee should not become a forum for rhetorical fights between US policy supporters and critics.

"The idea of Dick Cheney or Donald Rumsfeld coming to testify is breathtakingly naive," commented British conservative Charles Tannock.

He added "America should know that it has some supporters in the European Parliament but ensuring rational and objective debate in this committee is clearly going to take some doing."

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3. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2066385