U.S. shamed again in Europe

On May 15, 25 CIA agents and one U.S. Air Force colonel went on trial in Milan, Italy, on charges they kidnapped Italian resident Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr and sent him to Egypt, where he was tortured, including having electrodes attached to various body parts. This is what the CIA calls “an extraordinary rendition” — flying terrorism suspects to nations known for torturing prisoners, including prisoners from whom the CIA could not extract information.

By: Nat Hentoff, The Jamestown Sun