Director of the Berlin Office of the German Marshall Fund
Director of the Berlin Office of the German Marshall Fund
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Constance Stelzenmuller
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FROM Constance Stelzenmuller
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European Reaction to US Sanctioning of CIA Prisons News reports about secret CIA prisons caused outrage in Europe a year ago. Last week, in a public speech , President Bush acknowledged their existence when he said that prisoners, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, had been transferred to Guantánamo Bay. How did that go down with America's allies?
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