Council of Europe Looks Down Upon Cowboy Tactics

Portraying a continent teeming with spooky U.S. activities, the Council of Europe makes a plea to be treated as equals and not be forced to accept the CIA's sloppy seconds.

Europe has become "a happy hunting ground" for foreign intelligence agents looking to kidnap terrorist suspects, the leader of the continent's top human rights group said Wednesday, urging European governments to crack down on operatives working for the CIA and other spy services.

Terry Davis, chairman of the Council of Europe, also criticized several European countries for not being more forthcoming about whether they have helped the CIA carry out extralegal counterterrorism operations on their soil. These include the secret detention and abduction of suspected members of al-Qaeda.

Someone should tell Mr Davis (what kind of Euro-weenie name is that?) that the terrorists attacked the U.S. on 9-11, dead bodies, police state tactics, etc.

"I strongly support cooperation between Europe and the United States of America on all issues and especially the fight against terrorism," Davis said at a news conference at the council's headquarters in Strasbourg, France.

That's better.

"But I also insist that European governments should have sufficient confidence to participate in such cooperation as equal partners."

Now is the place where the jingoistic American usually informs the Euro-weenie that we saved their asses in two World Wars. Not to mention protected them from the Commies.

The council, a group of 46 governments, issued its report after a three-month investigation in which it had only limited powers to force countries to provide information.

The report contends that the CIA has unfettered ability to mount covert counterterrorism operations in Europe with little regard to European legal and human rights standards.

The United States used to have legal and human rights standards.

But then came 9-11.

Dead bodies, freedom hatin' Muslims, etc