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On The Line: Jason Leopold and Kaj Larsen on Intelligence Agencies and The War on Terror

VICE News journalists Kaj Larsen and Jason Leopold join On The Line to the role of intelligence agencies in the clandestine war on terror, and their new piece “The Italian Job,” In "The Italian Job," VICE News met up with De Sousa in Lisbon, one of nearly two-dozen CIA officers who was prosecuted, convicted, and sentenced by Italian courts in absentia in 2009 for the role they allegedly played in the rendition of a radical cleric named Abu Omar. It was the first and only successful criminal prosecution that has ever taken place related to the CIA's rendition program, which involved more than 100 suspected terrorists and the assistance of dozens of European countries.

English
  • Originally Aired November 20, 2015
  • Runtime 47 minutes
  • Network YouTube
  • Production Company VICE Media
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