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In other words, the US intelligence establishment is confident that Ireland, acting on its own, would never veto such things as rendition flights through Shannon, whereas the EU, with a strengthened Common Foreign and Security Policy, just might.

Isn't there a better example of bilateral agreements? Maybe the passenger data, visa waiver and open skies?

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by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Thu Apr 10th, 2008 at 02:25:17 PM EST
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the rendition flights is the clincher issue in terms of getting leftwing opponents of the Treaty queezy about all this - passenger data is defensible on security grounds, but torture????  Open skies could be a positive for Irish airlines

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by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Thu Apr 10th, 2008 at 02:49:45 PM EST
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