Europe aided the CIA in deporting terror suspects

**Avicenna** · 06-07-2006, 13:49

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/5054426.stm

Discuss

**English assassin** · 06-07-2006, 14:04

I know I ought to care about this in principle, but somehow I just don't.

In practice I do care a bit, because if you ask me spooks are grossly overrated, and they are probably just abducting ordinary Joes. But assuming the spooks are competent I just can't make myself care.

I know this is wrong, rule of law and all that, and I must try harder, but....

**Redleg** · 06-07-2006, 15:21

We have discussed this issue in the past - and I pointed out the hypocrisy of several European governments concerning this issue. It seems from reading the report that someone else agrees with me.

**Rodion Romanovich** · 06-07-2006, 15:26

I doubt anyone disagrees with you on that Redleg. The governments have at the same time criticized and supported the phenomenon. Criticized it in open because it's worthy of criticism, but in secret been to afraid to stand up for their beliefs, and the beliefs of their people.

**Redleg** · 06-07-2006, 15:49

Originally Posted by LegioXXXUlpiaVictrix

I doubt anyone disagrees with you on that Redleg. The governments have at the same time criticized and supported the phenomenon. Criticized it in open because it's worthy of criticism, but in secret been to afraid to stand up for their beliefs, and the beliefs of their people.

I am afraid I believe that the hypocrisy does not come from a secert fear of standing up for what is right.

The hypocrisy comes from the fact that they support the taking of terror suspects because they want to remove them from their nations, and want someone else to do it for them, but they want to hide that fact from the people within their own nation.

**Hurin_Rules** · 06-07-2006, 16:57

It's pretty shameless for European nations to criticize the US when they've been cooperating with them. I'm glad they've been called on it, and hope their cooperation with the US program will end.

**Banquo's Ghost** · 06-07-2006, 18:43

Originally Posted by Redleg

I am afraid I believe that the hypocrisy does not come from a secert fear of standing up for what is right.

The hypocrisy comes from the fact that they support the taking of terror suspects because they want to remove them from their nations, and want someone else to do it for them, but they want to hide that fact from the people within their own nation.

Well said.