Rights chief: Countless crimes in counterterrorism

[cory777]

Source: Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's human rights chief launched a blistering attack Thursday on European governments' counterterrorism actions, accusing them of helping the United States commit "countless" crimes in the past 10 years.

The 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks is an occasion to analyze whether the official responses have been proper and effective, said Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe's rights commissioner.

"In attempting to combat crimes attributed to terrorists, countless further crimes have been committed in the course of the U.S.-led 'global war on terror,'" he said in a statement. "Many of those crimes have been carefully and deliberately covered up."

European governments were "deeply complicit" in U.S. counterterrorism strategies, including torture, Hammarberg said. In a 2007 probe, Swiss politician Dick Marty accused 14 European governments of permitting the CIA to run detention centers or carry out rendition flights between 2002 and 2005.

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[leveymg]

1. 9/11 Was a Crime of Failed (or Worse) Counterterrorism Operations

The Crimes of 9/11 - that's how I got started on this board, way back, almost a decade ago. Please, see, http://www.democraticunderground.com/articles/03/03/01_crimes.html

I believe that account holds up pretty well.

[tpsbmam]

2. Please let this be a first step toward European countries like Spain

pursuing the massive war crimes & send the whole damn lot of them to the Hague!

K&R

[Judi Lynn]

3. Britain and European governments helped US commit 'countless’ crimes colluding with torture

Source: Telegraph

Britain and European governments helped US commit 'countless’ crimes colluding with torture
Britain and other European governments have helped the US commit “countless” crimes by colluding with torture and illegal rendition operations in America’s war on terror, Europe’s human rights watchdog has said.
6:00PM BST 01 Sep 2011

Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe’s rights commissioner, accused governments of being “deeply complicit” in illegal activities carried out by the US over the last 10 years, since the September 11 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.

“In attempting to combat crimes attributed to terrorists, countless further crimes have been committed in the course of the US-led 'global war on terror’,” he said. . “Many of those crimes have been carefully and deliberately covered up.”

A 2007 Council of Europe (COE) report by Dick Marty, Swiss MP, accused Britain and 13 other European governments of allowing the CIA to run secret detention centres, of turning a blind eye to torture and the illegal abductions of terror suspects.

Mr Hammerberg accused Europe’s governments of blocking investigations into rendition in line with Washington’s wishes.


Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8735518/Britain-and-European-governments-helped-US-commit-countless-crimes-colluding-with-torture.html

[Ghost Dog]

4. Wheels of justice.

Slow, but still turning in Europe.

k&r.