No, these acts were part of a larger operation involving our own western, liberal democracies. Europeans were there - with troops, intelligence, logistics and funding - taking part in the "war on terror" that formed the backdrop to these war crimes.
After the US secret services had been authorised to mistreat prisoners held in American custody, the CIA was allowed to undertake its "extraordinary renditions": more than 1,000 flights, often with unnamed prisoners ("unlawful combatants") in a wide arc across European airspace - from Norway to Romania.
Several countries (including Jordan and, again, Romania) granted permission for these prisoners to be interrogated and mistreated in local, US-administered prison camps.
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