A few months ago, allegations erupted that the CIA was running secret prison camps in Europe. Washington and alleged host countries denied the allegations.
A Swiss newspaper claims to have proof.
The center-right Swiss senator Dick Marty is investigating on behalf of the Council of Europe, the continent's human rights monitor. He said claimed that people were apparently abducted and transferred between countries.
"Legal proceedings in progress in certain countries seemed to indicate that individuals had been abducted and transferred to other countries without respect for any legal standards," Sen. Marty said.
Angrily denouncing wide-ranging criticism of Bush administration policies by the non-partisan organization Human Rights Watch, White House spokesman Scott McClellan huffed that it was all an anti-Bush plot.
"The United States is a leader when it comes to advancing freedom and promoting democracy, and we will continue to be. We are the leader," he retorted.
Kidnapping people without respect for the rule of law. Throwing them in secret prisons with no legal recourse. Demanding the right to torture them.
This administration is a leader only in shameless behavior that destroys America's reputation and makes Americans less safe.
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