Judge: Berlusconi, Prodi can be witnesses

                   
upi.com     May 14, 2008            

MILAN, Italy, May 14 (UPI) -- The judge in the trial of Italian officials and CIA agents charged with a 2003 kidnapping has ruled that two prime ministers can be called as witnesses. Judge Oscar Magi granted a motion by lawyers for former Italian espionage chief Niccolo Pollari, the Italian news... [read full story]                    

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Italian premier to testify in alleged CIA kidnapping trial

people.com.cn     May 14, 2008          

An Italian judge decided Wednesday that Premier Silvio Berlusconi can be called to testify in a trial involving an alleged CIA kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric in Milan. Milan Judge Oscar Magi ruled that both Berlusconi and former premier Romano Prodi could be called to testify in the trial in...                    

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9. Woman speaks of husband's torture at CIA abduction trial in Italy

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister "I found him wasted, skinny - so skinny his hair had turned white, he had a hearing aid," she said, wearing a head-to-toe covering with only a small slit for the eyes. Equally important, the case could prove embarrassing to Italian politicians...                    

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Italian 'rendition' trial begins with torture testimony

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Russia offers warm welcome to German foreign minister "Yes," she replied. Last year, an Italian prosecutor brought charges against 26 Americans — 25 Central Intelligence Agency operatives and one Air Force colonel — in the first case involving the contentious practice of extraordinary rendition....                    

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Cleric's wife testifies in CIA kidnapping case

chron.com     May 15, 2008          

Italian premier called as witness in terror-linked trial By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press RENDITION PROGRAM The trial is the first involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. • In absentia: All but one American suspect have been identified by prosecutors as CIA agents. MILAN, ITALY —...                    

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Egyptian cleric's wife testifies in CIA torture case

denverpost.com     May 15, 2008          

In Italy, 26 Americans believed to be agents are on on trial in absentia for abducting the man in Milan as part of the CIA's extraordinary-rendition efforts. By Colleen Barry The Associated Press MILAN, Italy — The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the...                    

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Wife tells of Egypt cleric's alleged CIA-linked torture

nwsource.com     May 15, 2008          

By COLLEEN BARRY The Associated Press MILAN, Italy — The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. Heavily veiled and speaking through a...                    

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Wife of Egyptian cleric seized in CIA operation describes his alleged torture in Egypt

dentonrc.com     May 15, 2008          

Colleen Barry, The Associated Press MILAN, Italy – The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept Wednesday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. LUCA BRUNO/The Associated Press Ghali...                    

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CIA tortured husband, wife testifies

signonsandiego.com     May 15, 2008          

MILAN, Italy – The wife of an Egyptian cleric taken from a Milan street, allegedly as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program, wept yesterday as she described her husband's alleged torture in an Egyptian jail. Heavily veiled and speaking through a translator, Ghali Nabila testified in...                    

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Trial of CIA Kidnappers May Have Italian Star Power

alternet.org     May 16, 2008          

MILAN, Italy - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his predecessor Romano Prodi may testify in the Milan trial of 26 CIA agents accused of kidnapping an Egyptian imam, a judge decided Wednesday. Judge Oscar Magi accepted defense lawyers' arguments that Prodi and Berlusconi should be...                    

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