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By Phil Stewart, MILAN (Reuters) An Italian judge could decide on Wednesday to make Silvio Berlusconi the first head of a government to testify in criminal proceedings over secret CIA transfers of terrorism suspects. Judge Oscar Magi is expected to announce his decision on whether to call...
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Trial of CIA Kidnappers May Have Italian Star Power
MILAN, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his predecessor Romano Prodi may testify in the Milan trial of 26 CIA agents accused of kidnapping an Egyptian imam, a judge decided Wednesday. Judge Oscar Magi accepted defense lawyers' arguments that Prodi and Berlusconi should be...
CIA tortured husband, wife testifies
MILAN, Italy – The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept yesterday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. Heavily veiled and speaking through a translator, Ghali Nabila testified in...
Berlusconi, Prodi may testify in CIA kidnap trial
MILAN: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his predecessor Romano Prodi may testify in the Milan trial of 26 CIA agents accused of kidnapping an Egyptian imam, a judge decided Wednesday.Judge Oscar Magi accepted defense lawyers' arguments that Prodi and Berlusconi should be called in the tr
Abu Omar’s wife describes his alleged torture in Egypt
MILAN: The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail.Heavily veiled and speaking through a translator, Ghali Nabila testified in the trial of
Cleric's wife testifies in CIA kidnapping case
Italian premier called as witness in terror-linked trial By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press RENDITION PROGRAM The trial is the first involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. • In absentia: All but one American suspect have been identified by prosecutors as CIA agents. MILAN, ITALY —...
Wife tells of Egypt cleric's alleged CIA-linked torture
By COLLEEN BARRY The Associated Press MILAN, Italy — The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. Heavily veiled and speaking through a...
Wife of Egyptian cleric seized in CIA operation describes his alleged torture in Egypt
Colleen Barry, The Associated Press MILAN, Italy – The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. LUCA BRUNO/The Associated Press Ghali...
Italian 'rendition' trial begins with torture testimony
Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister "Yes," she replied. Last year, an Italian prosecutor brought charges against 26 Americans — 25 Central Intelligence Agency operatives and one Air Force colonel — in the first case involving the contentious practice of extraordinary rendition....
Egyptian cleric's wife testifies in CIA torture case
In Italy, 26 Americans believed to be agents are on on trial in absentia for abducting the man in Milan as part of the CIA's extraordinary-rendition efforts. By Colleen Barry The Associated Press MILAN, Italy — The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the...
9. Woman speaks of husband's torture at CIA abduction trial in Italy
Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister "I found him wasted, skinny - so skinny his hair had turned white, he had a hearing aid," she said, wearing a head-to-toe covering with only a small slit for the eyes. Equally important, the case could prove embarrassing to Italian politicians...
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