From the Globe and Mail:
A European investigator said on Friday he had proof of long-standing allegations that Poland and Romania housed secret CIA prisons on behalf of the United States to help in its war on terrorism. Both countries deny it.
Here are key points from the report by Council of Europe investigator Dick Marty.
WHY POLAND AND ROMANIA?
Washington chose the two countries because they were “economically vulnerable, emerging from difficult transitional periods in their history, and dependent on U.S. support for their strategic development”. Both were eager to secure their status as key NATO members and friends of the United States.
SECRET DEALS
“The CIA brokered ‘operating agreements’ with the governments of Poland and Romania to hold its high-value detainees (HVDs) in secret detention facilities on their respective territories. Poland and Romania agreed to provide the premises in which these facilities were established, the highest degrees of physical security and secrecy, and steadfast guarantees of non-interference,” the report said.
Read on.
[tags]CIA Secret Prisons, Bush White House, CIA[/tags]
