To put it in Nixonian style: "What did European governments know about American renditions and the renditions' connections to their countries, and when did they know it"?
This is important for both a moral and a political reason.
First, the political point. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will have no qualms about dragging lapdog Great Britain, or possibly backdoor-conniving Germany, through the mud if they continue to push this issue. So, their governments (and the Tory opposition in the UK), as well as the leadership in Eire, etc., had better be prepared to answer this.
Second, the moral point. If they did know, well, guilt by association, let alone enabling, is on the law books of every civilized country.
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December 08, 2005
Torture, renditions and European goverments: One quick, big question
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