A protester holds up a poster with writing reading in Italian "Justice for Abu Omar" above a picture of Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, outside Milan's court house while the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect Nasr was taking place inside the courtroom, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The arguments by Prosecutor Armando Spataro signaled the final phase of the first trial in any country involving the CIA's extraordinary renditions program. Spataro's arguments, including his specific demands for each defendant, are expected to continue into next week. A verdict is expected by year's end. Prosecutors say the 26 Americans were mostly CIA agents who worked with Italian intelligence to organize the kidnapping of Nasr from Milan in February 2003. Writing in the background at left reads "Trial for the instigators of the kidnapping of Abu Omar". AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

A protester holds up a poster with writing reading in Italian "Justice for Abu Omar" above a picture of Muslim cleric Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, outside Milan's court house while the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect Nasr was taking place inside the courtroom, in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009. The arguments by Prosecutor Armando Spataro signaled the final phase of the first trial in any country involving the CIA's extraordinary renditions program. Spataro's arguments, including his specific demands for each defendant, are expected to continue into next week. A verdict is expected by year's end. Prosecutors say the 26 Americans were mostly CIA agents who worked with Italian intelligence to organize the kidnapping of Nasr from Milan in February 2003. Writing in the background at left reads "Trial for the instigators of the kidnapping of Abu Omar".

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  1. Iraqi Abu Omar threads beads at his stall as his client chats with another man while he assembles a string of prayer beads known in Arabic as Masbaha in Baghdad, on November 11, 2009. The beads that Abu Omar threads are imported from China and India and the more valuable amber comes from Russia. Muslims recite the 99 names of Allah as they roll their beads.

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  8. CIA Director Leon Panetta addresses the media at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center in Dearborn, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009. Panetta was scheduled to address members of the area's large Middle Eastern community at the Iftar, the evening meal that breaks the fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
  9. Iraqi Abu Omar threads beads at his stall as his client chats with another man while he assembles a string of prayer beads known in Arabic as Masbaha in Baghdad, on November 11, 2009. The beads that Abu Omar threads are imported from China and India and the more valuable amber comes from Russia. Muslims recite the 99 names of Allah as they roll their beads.
  10. Iraqi Abu Omar threads beads at his stall where he makes and repairs prayer beads known in Arabic as Masbaha in Baghdad, on November 11, 2009. The beads that Abu Omar threads are imported from China and India and the more valuable amber comes from Russia. Muslims recite the 99 names of Allah as they roll their beads.
  11. Abu Omar shows off a basket full of beads to a client (unseen) at his stall where he makes and repairs prayer beads in Baghdad, on November 11, 2009. The beads that Abu Omar threads are imported from China and India and the more valuable amber comes from Russia. Muslims recite the 99 names of Allah as they roll their beads.
  12. Prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks during the trial of Abu Omar in Milan November 4, 2009. An Italian judge sentenced 23 former CIA agents to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric in a symbolic ruling against "rendition" flights used by the former U.S. Government.
  13. Prosecutor Armando Spataro speaks during the trial of Abu Omar in Milan November 4, 2009. An Italian judge sentenced 23 former CIA agents to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric in a symbolic ruling against "rendition" flights used by the former U.S. Government.
  14. Judge Oscar Magi reads the sentence during the trial of Abu Omar in Milan November 4, 2009. An Italian judge sentenced 23 former CIA agents to up to eight years in prison on Wednesday for the abduction of a Muslim cleric in a symbolic ruling against "rendition" flights used by the former U.S. Government.
  15. Italian judge Oscar Maggi reads on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court, the verdict at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.
  16. Italian judge Oscar Maggi reads on November 4, 2009 at a Milan's court, the verdict at the end of the trial of 26 US secret agents in the 2003 abduction of a terror suspect, Osama Mustafa Hassan, an imam better known as Abu Omar, from a Milan street. The judge convicted 23 US and two Italian secret agents for the CIA's kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in 2003. Placard on wall reads: 'Law is the same for everyone'.

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