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Pretty funny, those Romanians.  At the same time they seeks an inquiry into the prisons, they ink a deal allowing the Americans to use bases on their territory:

Rice signs US-Romania bases deal

The deal marks a major shift in US strategy in Europe
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has signed a deal allowing the US to use military bases in Romania.
It is the first such deal to be signed with a former communist country in eastern Europe.

Very nice of Europe to continue to allow the U.S. to use its territory to transport and torture its citizens.  I guess America will be called upon to be the thug of choice when European leaders need to rough up their opposition a little.  

Seems a little hypocritical of Europeans to be publicly criticizing the U.S. while at the same time privately supporting the U.S. move towards fascism.  But I guess that is what friends are for.

by numediaman on Tue Dec 6th, 2005 at 04:51:11 PM EST
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Romania (which is as yet outside of the EU) has a neo-con government (truly neocon - the lkocal right-wing intelligentsia managed to take the ideology seriously), so this may be the wrong example for a general point on Europe. On the other hand, each EU government has its own instance of taintedness in this affair, so your general point is valid.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Wed Dec 7th, 2005 at 03:04:22 AM EST
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