I, like a lot of Members, have mixed feelings on this'
On one hand I can totally understand the anger and contempt the Italians have for this process and the arrogance of the CIA in carrying out this kind
of operation on the soil of an independent nation.
However, these operatives were carrying out orders, that must have originated from the very highest levels of the US military establishment. Me
personally, I think this damages cooperation between Italy and the US fighting the 'War on Terror'.
Added to the situation the inability of tsome of the defendents to produce classified documents as evidence and the fact that they were convicted in
their absence, this trial seems to me to be nothing but a show put on by Italy.
I wouldn't expect any sharing of intel between the two countries now.
But as I said, this is very tricky for me, because snatching someone from a foreign country, with no trial, due process, against their will and
without the permission of the host country, is surely wrong too.
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