European Nations Complicit in Secret CIA Abductions

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that, according to a 67-page report by the Council of Europe, as many as 14 European nations have been complicit in allowing the CIA to unlawfully transfer individuals across nation-state borders, a violation of international human rights law.

Poland and Romania were drop-off points for many secret CIA flights, according to the report. Polish Prime Minister Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz denied the allegations. Romeo Raicu, the head of a Romanian parliamentary committee overseeing foreign intelligence servies, also indicated there was no evidence to the claims.

A parallel report by the European Parliament concluded there have been over 1,000 secret CIA flights in Europe since September 11, 2001.