“CIA agents” ordered to stand trial in Italy; point missed again
posted at 1:18 pm on February 16, 2007 by see-dubya
I go on and on about this “Abu Omar” case because it gets a lot of coverage, but no one in the MSM asks the tough question you’re probably wondering right now: who was Abu Omar?
In this Reuters report the lapse is particularly egregious. He’s listed as a “Muslim cleric”, not even a “radical” cleric. Just Joe Imam, whisked off the street for a little kidney-work in Egypt.
But even if they said he was “radical”: there are plenty of radical Islamic clerics. What made Abu Omar so valuable that–as alleged by Italian prosecutors–he was kidnapped from the streets of Milan by a CIA team (with some Italian help) and rendered to Egypt for interrogation?
I wrote about Abu Omar on Michelle’s site last month here. Among several things, he’s a possible Saddam-terrorist connection. Come to think of it, maybe that’s why we don’t hear much about him…
Hey, maybe I’m wrong. Maybe Abu Omar was completely innocent and not “recruiting volunteers to fight in Iraq on the eve of the U.S. invasion”. But if twenty-six Americans with connections to the CIA are supposed to stand trial in Italy (although the story says we’re probably not going to extradite them), then this story is going to get a lot more coverage. Eventually, someone in the MSM is going to have to take a break from the rendition angle and start asking about why the CIA thought Abu Omar was so important.
Aren’t they?
Blowback
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Do they ever. C’mon See-dubya, the MSM is completely yawning at the latest Duke rape case
Theworldisnotenough on February 16, 2007 at 1:23 PM
Aren’t they?
You’re so cute when you’re being naive. I expect his name to not even be mentioned most of the time, wouldn’t want the rubes with google subscriptions to figure out who he is.
Veeshir on February 16, 2007 at 1:27 PM
Yeah, they’ll get right on it just as soon as they finish covering the Why Did a CIA Employee/Analyst/Covert Operative Send Her Husband on a Fact Finding Mission story.
BohicaTwentyTwo on February 16, 2007 at 1:31 PM
I hope you’re joking.
Rick on February 16, 2007 at 1:42 PM
You’re so cute when you’re being naive. It’s all an act!
see-dubya on February 16, 2007 at 1:55 PM
Its a trap, get an axe!
BohicaTwentyTwo on February 16, 2007 at 2:02 PM
So are the Dems worried about the outing of these “covert” CIA operatives?
Just a little consistency out of those folks would be appreciated.
LakeRuins on February 16, 2007 at 2:41 PM
LakeRuins, these are conservative covert CIA operatives. The only support they will get to is to be de-funded while they are still under enemy fire. The clean, articulate, liberal covert CIA operatives get covers on popular magazines riding in convertibles.
pedestrian on February 16, 2007 at 2:59 PM
Where was Scooter Libby during all this?? And is it just coincidence that Abu Omar is Arabic for Haliburton?!? Gotta run, black helicopters are heading this way.
TugboatPhil on February 16, 2007 at 3:25 PM
Consistency? are you kidding me? they dont know the meaning of the word..
Viper1 on February 16, 2007 at 4:35 PM
Eventually, someone in the MSM is going to have to take a break from the rendition angle and start asking about why the CIA thought Abu Omar was so important.
Aren’t they?
nope.
oakpack on February 16, 2007 at 11:42 PM
Why did Egypt release this clown?
Is it the same reason they released the terrorists who killed Sadat?
Or the proto-al-Qaeda operatives who ended up in Afghanistan?
What the hell’s with Egypt?
And what the hell’s with Italy?
And, while I’m at it, what the hell’s with the House of Representatives?
“Non-binding”, my asterix.
The Suicide of the West marches on…
As Nietzsche said:
“Some people are like crabs. Try to help them, and they claw you; leave them alone and they walk backwards.”
profitsbeard on February 17, 2007 at 12:04 AM