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Indymedia ireland (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Photos of CIA agents who were convicted in Italy last week ... An Italian judge on November 4, 2009, convicted 23 CIA agents and two Italian agents over their role in the 2003 kidnapping of a Muslim cleric. Milan judge Oscar Magi sentenced former Milan CIA station chief Bob Seldon Lady (on left in PHOTO with Luciano Pironi) to 8 years and 22 other agents (PHOTOS) to 5 years in prison...
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The Court (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Italian Judge Convicts CIA Officers in Rendition Trial Judge Oscar Magi of Court of Milan on Wednesday convicted 22 former CIA agents and a U.S. Air Force colonel on kidnapping charges for the 2003 “extraordinary rendition” of terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr. Jurist reports that the nearly three-year trial is the first in the world [...]
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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... to countries known to practise torture. The Milan court will reconvene Wednesday, when Judge Oscar Magi will invite brief final remarks before withdrawing to deliberate, with a verdict expected the same day. Observers said the verdict may not be known until as late as Friday, however. Twenty-five 25 CIA agents and a US air force colonel were tried in absentia in the case, which also...
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aangirfan (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
... street in Milan. The man was tortured. The USA refused to extradite the CIA agents to Italy. Judge Oscar Magi acquitted the CIA chief for Rome, Jeffrey Castelli, saying he was protected by state secrecy laws, as were the former head of Italy's military intelligence agency, Nicolo Pollari, and his deputy, Marco Mancini. - CIA agents guilty of Italy kidnap Met police sees papers alleged...
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MR's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Thank you Judge Oscar Magi. Unfortunately the 23 Americans are now fugitives so they are still yet to be in prison. MILAN — In a landmark ruling, an Italian judge on Wednesday convicted a base chief for the Central Intelligence Agency and 22 other American C.I.A. operatives of kidnapping a Muslim cleric from the streets [...] Related posts: Muslim Americans more Diverse, Religious...
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BLACKFIVE (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This looks like it could get ugly for a number of reasons. MILAN -- An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he said he was later tortured. The judge in the case, Oscar Magi, said three other Americans, including the former Rome station chief...
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Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
An Italian judge has convicted 23 Americans of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street in a CIA extraordinary rendition. Judge Oscar Magi told the Milan courtroom Wednesday that he was acquitting three other Americans, citing diplomatic immunity. » E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us [...]
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... of Italian military intelligence, Nicolo Pollari, were protected by state secrecy rules, Judge Oscar Magi said.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... of Italian military intelligence, Nicolo Pollari, were protected by state secrecy rules, Judge Oscar Magi said.
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Suburban Guerrilla (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Not here, silly! In Italy: MILAN — An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he said he was later tortured. The judge in the case, Oscar Magi, said three other Americans, [...]
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Muslims Against Sharia (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
... in prison. Two Italians were given three-year prison terms. Citing diplomatic immunity, Judge Oscar Magi told the Milan courtroom on Wednesday that he was acquitting three other Americans. Five Italians, including Nicolo Pollari, the former head of Italy's Sismi military intelligence service, and Marco Mancini, his ex-deputy, were acquitted, with Magi saying that the men were...
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BooMan Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
This is what happens when you take orders from Bush and Cheney and commit crimes in a country that isn't afraid to enforce the law. An Italian judge on Wednesday convicted 23 Americans in absentia of the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric from a Milan street, in a landmark case involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program in the war on terrorism. Citing diplomatic immunity, Judge Oscar...
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Paralegal SLO (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Twenty-three Americans tried in absentia in Italy have been convicted of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect as part of a CIA extraordinary rendition program. Judge Oscar Magi sentenced 22 of the Americans to five years in jail and sentenced Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon Lady to eight years in jail, the Associated Press reports. Magi acquitted three other Americans on...
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kevin drum (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
An Italian court has convicted 23 American CIA agents in absentia for their role in kidnapping a Muslim cleric from the streets of Milan and then flying him off to Egypt to be tortured. "Here, Italian law rules, not American law or any other law," the Italian prosecutor said. Well, maybe. Here are the details: Judge Oscar Magi handed an 8-year sentence to Robert Seldon Lady,...
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Hullabaloo (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Imperial Drag by digby Aimai at NMMNB thinks this is a big story. I think so too: MILAN -- An Italian court on Wednesday convicted 22 CIA operatives and a U.S. Air Force colonel of orchestrating the kidnapping of a Muslim cleric in Milan in 2003 and flying him to Egypt, where he said he was later tortured. The judge in the case, Oscar Magi, said three other Americans, including the former...
