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NOVANEWS The 23 Americans sentenced were not extradited, but were found guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan by John Glaser, Italy’s highest court on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts against 23 Americans for the 2003 kidnapping of an Egyptian Muslim cleric while he was in Milan, in the first criminal convictions for the US’s post-9/11 “extraordinary rendition” program. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the US used extraordinary rendition to send suspects to countries that would torture them. In 2003, Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, an Egyptian imam, was snatched from the streets of Milan by the CIA and flown to Egypt where he was tortured for seven months. The American officials involved – 22 CIA agents and one Air Force pilot – were never actually extradicted...

NOVANEWS jta.org After Toulouse attacks, Italy cannot cry and forget, Italian Integration Minister tells Jewish leaders in Rome.The Italian government plans to introduce new legislation to beef up measures countering anti-Semitism and hate speech in cyberspace. Italian Integration Minister Andrea Riccardi told Jewish leaders at Rome’s main synagogue during a meeting Monday that he was working with the country’s justice and interior ministers to “give a clear response to those who disseminate hatred via the Internet.” Riccardi said he planned to introduce measures that could allow the postal police to block racist websites and also target regular visitors “to these shameful web pages.” The increase in the number of websites with racist, xenophobic and anti-Semitic content, he said, “requi...

NOVANEWS Religion News Service By Alessandro Speciale In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI butler Paolo Gabriele sits in the car with the pontiff, not seen, as he arrives in St.Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience. The Vatican has confirmed Saturday, May 26, 2012, Gabriele was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Paolo Gabriele was arrested in his home inside Vatican City with secret documents in his possession. Gabriele, a layman, was being held. Vatican doc VATICAN CITY (RNS) When Pope Benedict XVI circled St. Peter's Square last Wednesday (May 23) in his popemobile during his weekly general audience, Paolo Gabriele, his "assistente di camera," or butler, was sitting right beside h...

NOVANEWS The Italian Coalition Stop That Train celebrates the news that the City Council of Naples, Italy has approved a motion condemning Pizzarotti for its involvement in a project in blatant violation of international law, the Israeli high-speed train cutting through the occupied Palestinian territories. The decision of the Naples City Council, which follows that of Rho (Milan) on November 30, 2011, is a strong sign for responsible action by local authorities, in this case one of Italy’s largest cities. Stop That Train congratulates the Committee "For a Pizzarotti-Free Naples!" for the work done to mobilize citizens in support of the Campaign and in establishing dialog with the local administration in order to encourage it to take a stand on the issue. In re-launching the press relea...

NOVANEWS Bilderberger and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monte One World Government Trilateral Commission Gets Their Man in as Leader of Italy Meet Bilderberger, Goldman Sachs-er,  and New Italian Prime Minister Mario Monte by Johnny Punish Folks, if you don’t know by, it’s time to read the writing on the wall.  We are in the middle of the creation of the new One World Government.  As evidence, follow the actions of the Trilateral Commission.  Recently they got their man, Mario Monte, their European Chair, appointed as Prime Minister of Italy. Monte, an Italian economist, academic, former Minister of Economy and Finance is now overtly and publically leading Italy into the future towards a one world government in the New World Order. Monti is a member of the Presiderium of the Friends of Eur...