The meeting gave the US permission for "renditions" -- kidnapping Muslims off the streets of Europe -- and CIA flights to take them to prison without trial (and, it turns out, to torture). Here's the link -pdf file.

Furthermore, the US has secret CTICs -- joint-venture spy nests -- in over 25 countries!

Condoleeza Rice is right, Gerhard Schroeder is wrong: The secret services in these countries certainly knew what we were doing because they were doing it with us! I will list the countries I know about.

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Bombardier Dash 8-Q315 at Mazar i Sharif -
OAMS in Afghanistan Registration N505LL
May 8, 2003 Photo Richard Potts

DIA & Israeli Spying