Journalists photograph Khaled el-Masri, a German citizen who says he was kidnapped by the United States and detained, interrogated and beaten at a prison in Afghanistan, as he talks via satellite at a news conference in Washington December 6, 2005. An Italian court is the most recent to find that the Bush administration's practice of "extraordinary rendition" is illegal. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

Italy, the CIA and rendition

Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".

By Michael Moran - GlobalPost Columnist
Published: November 4, 2009 15:12 ET
Updated: November 4, 2009 15:56 ET

NEW YORK — The label “War on Terror” may be out of style as a description of American counterterrorism strategy, but Wednesday in Rome an Italian court served notice that some of its more controversial practices — including the abduction of alleged terrorists known as “extraordinary rendition” — would not be forgotten as quickly as some Americans might...

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