EU Out of Patience with US Torture Brussels, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) The European Union is investigating prisoners tortured by the United States in order to put an end to systematic US human rights violations in the region.Germany:
Governments from 25 EU member countries must declare by February 21 whether or not they were aware of detainee transportation or the existence of CIA illegal prisons (under an antiterrorism pretext) in their nations. Documents revealed by The Washington Post referred to a group of facilities where the CIA held and tortured people to discover any alleged ties to terrorism. The EU ordered an investigation, headed by Swiss prosecutor Dick Marty and backed by satellite tracking, to detect places where the CIA may have had detainee concentration camps. These facilities were similar to that in the US naval base in Guantanamo, eastern Cuba, which Washington occupies illegally and where it has held some 500 people for more than four years with no trial or specific charge. In addition, European air observation agency Eurocontrol reported 31 airplanes probably used in the transportation of CIA detainees. According to German magazine Der Spiegel, the United States probably has permanent concentration camps in Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and central Asia as well. Alvaro-Gil Robles, EU commissioner for human rights, is investigating whether the Bondesfeel Military Base, in Kosovo, was used to hold US prisoners. Belgium media noted that the US espionage system attempts to cover-up the use of torture of its prisoners, including waterboarding (simulated drowning). _______________________________________________ Marxist-Leninist-List mailing list [email protected] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxist-leninist-list
