EU diplomats do not believe the CIA has secret al Qaeda detention camps in Poland or Romania, but the European Commission will quiz member states informally on the subject.
The Washington Post and NGO Human Rights Watch broke the story on Wednesday (2 November), indicating that northeast Poland and the Romanian Black Sea coast are likely sites.
Warsaw and Bucharest have categorically denied the claims however, with policy advisors to EU foreign affairs chief Javier Solana accept...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.