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Italy and the CIA: Conviction time

NOBODY knows how many people have fallen victim to CIA-organised “extraordinary renditions”—operations in which suspected terrorists are snatched and shipped to third countries for interrogations that often involve torture. Full Article at Economist

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  2. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 07:  Bob Grenier, former CIA station chief in Islamabad, testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a hearing about Al-Qaeda and Afghanistan on Capitol Hill October 7, 2009 in Washington, DC.
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  7. MILAN, ITALY - DECEMBER 01:  Composer and conductor Ennio Morricone (C) and director Giuseppe Tornatore (2L) receive career achievement awards at Arcimboldi Theatre on December 1, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
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