We cannot limit ourselves solely to the 'secret prisons' issue.

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.

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