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Europe knew about CIA prisoner flights, says Powell

Ex-US secretary of state Colin Powell on Sunday (18 December) accused European leaders of being insincere when denying knowledge of the practice of rendition of terror suspects to countries where they are not protected by US anti-torture laws. \n \nIn an interview with the BBC World TV channel, Mr Powell hinted that Europe's outrage over alleged CIA prison transfers in Europe is hypocritical and said rendition policy is well-known and approved by European leaders.

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