[PAA-Discuss] Breaking news: CIA kidnap trial leads to 23 convictions

[Juli3 at aol.com]

old news, but in case you didn't see it yet;
 
  
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23 CIA  agents convicted
in kidnapping, torture trial in  Italy

CIA station chief defense: 'I am  not guilty. I am only responsible
for following an order  I received from my  superiors'    

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Dear Juli,

They acted under orders from Bush and  Cheney. Today, however, an Italian 
court convicted 23 American  involved in the CIA's kidnap and 
rendition/torture program.  

Around the world, and right here in the United  States, outraged people are 
demanding that the architects of the  criminal enterprise – Bush and Cheney 
– be brought to  justice. 

Twenty-two of the convicted Americans  were immediately sentenced to five 
years in jail. 

The  other convicted American, Milan CIA station chief Robert Seldon  Lady, 
was given the harshest sentence: eight years in prison. "I  am not guilty. 
I am only responsible for following an order I  received from my superiors," 
Lady was quoted as saying by the  newspaper Il Giornale. 

As the Associated Press writes,  "The trial is the first by any government 
to scrutinize the CIA's  extraordinary rendition program, which human rights 
advocates  charge was the CIA's way to outsource the torture of prisoners 
to  countries where it is practiced." The defendants were tried in  abstentia 
and are considered fugitives. 

This is a  crucial step on the road to justice. But it must go to  those at 
the top, to the architects of these criminal acts.  

It is noteworthy that the defense offered by the attorneys  of the 
convicted was that they were following the orders of the  Bush/Cheney White House. 

>From Italy to Spain and Germany,  court proceedings have taken place or are 
underway against  Bush-era crimes. 

'We The People' must let the world know  that the American people too will 
not tolerate torture, secret  prisons, kidnappings, assassinations and wars 
of aggression.  Unless Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld are held accountable before 
the  law it will send a message to the world that future U.S. officials  
can repeat these dastardly acts with impunity. 

This  movement has truth on its side. It also has public opinion on its  
side. As the convictions in Italy show it is gaining strength  globally. We 
are organizing at full speed now and in the months  ahead. 

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