Investigator: 'High-Value Targets' Imprisoned by High-Level 'Cover-up'

The CIA's secret prisons for the U.S. "high-value detainee" program existed because of the "secrecy, cover-up and dishonesty" of high-level European officials, Swiss Sen. Dick Marty...

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June 8, 2007 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (51)

CIA Blasts European Report on Secret Prisons

Labeling it "biased and distorted," a spokesperson for the CIA dismissed a European Parliament report finding the spy agency committed "a whole series of illegal acts" by abducting individuals and using torture to interrogate them at secret prisons...

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June 8, 2007 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Luxurious Lifestyles Lead to CIA Arrest Warrants in Germany

Receipts for luxurious five-star resorts, fine dining and spa treatments on the vacation island of Majorca ultimately led to the arrest warrants issued today in Germany for 13 suspected CIA...

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January 31, 2007 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (4)

Strong Evidence Against Poland Despite Official Denials of Secret Prisons

There is strong evidence that a secret CIA prison was set up in Poland and that airport officials accepted thousands of dollars in cash for landing fees for CIA planes,...

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November 29, 2006 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (31)

1,245 Secret CIA Flights Revealed by European Parliament

The CIA flew 1,245 secret flights into European airspace, according to a European Parliament draft report obtained by ABC News. The report is the result of a year-long investigation into...

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November 28, 2006 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (37)

Book: CIA Pilots Lived in Luxury Between Kidnappings

CIA pilots who flew kidnapped al Qaeda suspects to secret prisons for severe interrogation sessions stayed at five-star luxury resorts between rendition flights at taxpayers' expense, according...

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October 17, 2006 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (64)

President Bush Reveals the Existence of Secret Prisons

The super-secret CIA operation was described by the President as tough but necessary, responsible for stopping al Qaeda plots around the world. One of the most significant targets, the tallest...

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September 6, 2006 in CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (11)

14 Countries Part of CIA's Global 'Spider Web' Says Investigator

Fourteen European countries were part of the global "spider web" used by the CIA to secretly transfer terrorism suspects, according to a new report released today. Dick Marty, the Swiss investigator for the Council of...

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June 7, 2006 in CIA, CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Europeans in U.S. To Probe CIA Prisons

As the CIA reels from its management shake-up, a committee of the European Parliament arrives in Washington, D.C. today to continue its investigation of the CIA's secret prisons in Europe....

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May 8, 2006 in CIA, CIA Secret Prisons | Permalink | User Comments (8)