Condi tells EU to drop the push to investigate secret prisons

goddam that woman... goddam the entire bush administration... it doesn't make one whit of difference to bushco who they stonewall... read this story and then see if it doesn't sound like the lead-up to accusing the eu of being "soft on terrorism..." swiftboating the eu... a job tailor-made for karl...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is expected to give allies in Europe a response next week to their pressure over Washington's treatment of terrorism suspects: back off.

For almost a month, the United States has been on the defensive, refusing to deny or confirm media reports the United States has held prisoners in secret in Eastern Europe and transported detainees incommunicado across the continent.

The European Union has demanded that Washington address the allegations to allay fears of illegal U.S. practices. The concerns are rampant in among the European public and parliaments, already critical of U.S. prisoner-abuse scandals in
Iraq and Guantanamo, Cuba.

But Rice will shift to offense when she visits Europe next week, in a strategy that has emerged in recent days and been tested by her spokesman in public and in her private meetings with European visitors.

She will remind allies they themselves have been cooperating in U.S. operations and tell them to do more to win over their publics as a way to deflect criticism directed at the United States, diplomats and U.S. officials said.

"It's very clear they want European governments to stop pushing on this," said a European diplomat, who had contact with U.S. officials over the handling of the scandals. "They were stuck on the defensive for weeks, but suddenly the line has toughened up incredibly," the diplomat said.

no explanations... no cooperation... no quiet diplomacy... no envoy-to-envoy backroom talks... just "BACK OFF...!" how f*****g typical...! how baldly arrogant...!

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