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November 26, 2005
just common sense . . .
"We cannot accept Guantanamo-like prisons in Europe. We cannot accept that parts of Europe are not subject to the normal legal rules of detention and treatment. ... The best way to fight the fanatics and terrorists is not to adopt their methods but rather to stress our values of fundamental human rights."
Martine Roure, European Parliment official, commenting on reports that the United States has used sites in Europe to torture prisoners captured in Iraq.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer; 24 November, 2005; p. A8; "European inquiries into CIA actions widen"
Posted by williamfrick at November 26, 2005 3:17 PM