So “Old Europe”
Nov 30th, 2005 at 6:57 am by Susie
Looks like the Torture Regime is being called on the carpet by the EU:
The Bush administration pledged yesterday to respond to a formal inquiry from the European Union over reports of covert CIA prisons for al Qaeda captives in Eastern Europe, acknowledging for the first time that the controversy over the secret prison system has upset European allies.
British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, writing on behalf of the European Union, sent Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice a letter yesterday seeking “clarification” about the matter, the British Embassy said. Franco Frattini, the union’s top justice official, warned Monday that any E.U. country discovered to have hosted CIA prisons will face “serious consequences,” including losing its E.U. voting rights.
The controversy over the prisons has threatened to overshadow Rice’s planned five-day trip to Europe next week, and she used a meeting yesterday with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Germany’s new foreign minister, to respond to the growing clamor for answers.
