We broke the law, admits CIA agent convicted of rendition

The Independent by David Usborne | Nov. 6, 2009 (News Report)

In an interview earlier this year with an Italian newspaper, Mr Lady was candid about the seizure of the cleric. "Of course it was an illegal operation," the newspaper quoted him. "But that's our job. We're at war against terrorism". Full Story »

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 by Chris Finnie - Nov. 6, 2009

A damming piece that shows the attitude that war trumps the law. If this were so, we would not have war crimes trials. Usborne could have gone into more background. But most readers probably know it.

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