All the indications are that this 'extraordinary rendition' was already known about.

So far, all we have is a suspicion. There have been certain reports and they must be investigated.

It takes time to find justice, but I am optimistic.

But we may well ask why it is only now that allegations concerning secret detention centers in Europe are triggering a proper debate and public shock.

In the Abu Omar case is a crystal clear case of extraordinary rendition. Italian investigators built a net around him, and the Americans destroyed it all.

The strategy in place today respects neither human rights nor the Geneva Conventions. The current administration in Washington is trying to combat terrorism outside legal means, the rule of law.