European leaders could Express more outrage in connection With a major mess around torture in the CIA, said printed illustrated edition.
in the European Union report on CIA torture most praised as honest respect guilt and adherence to Western values - transparency and accountability." US make mistakes, sometimes frightening, - lead Time quotation from an editorial Der Spiegel.- But they have the strength to admit mistakes and learn from them."
at the same time most European statesmen, and among them the leaders of Germany and France, chose not to say anything, emphasizes Time. On the one hand, this is caused by the sensitivity of the question: there is a risk either to belittle the seriousness of the crime, the CIA, or to face the question about participation in their own country.
On the reverse side, says Joerg Forbrig of the German Marshall Fund, the reason is in confrontation With Russia over Ukraine, which is forcing Western countries to unite. The feedback of the expert report on CIA torture will not make any major European power to review relations With USA.
" Angela Merkel must unite Europeans and to care about the fact that communication With the Americans remained unchanged, " he explained.
" so, if the White house is expected that the report of the Senate will lead to a cooling of relations With the other side of the Atlantic, at the present time, it seems, he can breathe a sigh of relief, " writes Time.
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