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Spain to Probe CIA Ghost Air Flights

Spain announced today it will probe allegations that the CIA used an airport near Mallorca to transfer Ghost Air detainees destined for overseas interrogation facilities.

The Spanish government had no knowledge of the alleged flights but a judge was investigating them, [Spanish Interior Minister Jose Antonio] Alonso told Spanish television channel Telecinco.

"If it were confirmed that this is true, we would be looking at very serious, intolerable deeds because they break the basic rules of treating people in a democratic legal and political system," he said.

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    Re: Spain to Probe CIA Ghost Air Flights (none / 0) (#1)
    by Kitt on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:09 PM EST
    Are the Italians still trying to press charges against 16 or so CIA agents as well?

    Re: Spain to Probe CIA Ghost Air Flights (none / 0) (#2)
    by Andreas on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:10 PM EST
    @Kitt: Yes

    Re: Spain to Probe CIA Ghost Air Flights (none / 0) (#3)
    by john horse on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:10 PM EST
    I don't get it. In order to oppose terrorism, you need the cooperation of foreign governments. Yet extraordinary rendition (kidnapping people so that they can be tortured in other countries) is so eggregious that Bush has made it difficult to cooperate with us.