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=Romania denies hosting secret CIA prisons= By **the CNN Wire Staff** September 7, 2011 12:05 p.m. EDT http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07/europe.cia.rendition/index.html CNN’s reports that Romania insisted Wednesday there it does not want to host secret CIA prisons as part of the United States' "global war on terror". Two investigations failed to find evidence of the CIA useing Romanian airports for "rendition.” The Romanian plea from the human rights commissioner for the Council of Europe that countries that have hosted secret CIA prisons come clean that incudes Romania, Poland and Lithuania. These three counties were among the countries that hosted "black sites" for "enhanced interrogation" during the "war on terror." CIA officials refused to discuss details and denied violating any laws after acknowledged the rendition program. Their efforts to challenge the agency and get details about it in U.S. courts have not been easy. The Polish have opened up a new secret prison in Romania in 2003 and existed for more than two years, Lithuania also hosted two sites. Romania has shown Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but Polish prosecutors and Lithuanian lawmakers have investigated the phenomenon. Lithuania have not responded to CNN issue questions about the.

=Man jailed over Real IRA weapons smuggling bid =

By Peter Taggart

updated 8:59 AM EST, Fri October 21, 2011

in Lithuania an Irishman has been convicted of attempting to smuggle arms from the Baltic state to paramilitary group the Real IRA. Michael Campbell, a 39 year old from County Louth in the Republic of Ireland, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. In January 2008, he was arrested in Vilnius. He had been secretly recorded talking about planting bombs in London, this was used as evidence in his court case. In addition he was secretly filmed test-firing weapons in the Lithuanian countryside.Dening these acusations, Campbell was found guilty supporting a terrorist group, illegal possession of weapons and attempted smuggling. The British government, the Lithuanian government and the Irish government work together to catch Michael Campbell. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Owen Paterson issued a statement saying it was "another excellent example of what can come from the high levels of cooperation between countries across Europe and beyond in combating terrorism."

=Lithuanian court wants to quiz Real IRA chief =

By: RTE New/ World reporter

Updated: 08:13, Friday, 16 March 2012

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A Lithuanian court wants to question Liam Campbell about his bother. He is a Real IRA member and his younger brother Michael Campbell. Michael was in jail for 12 years by Vilnius for a plot to smuggle arms from the Baltic state. Justice Viktoras Kazys ruled that the testimonies of Liam Campbell and another Irishman were important to an appeal launched against Michael Campbell’s prison term by him. Liam Campbell was found liable by a civil court for the 1998 Omagh bombingone. He is one of the four leaders of the Real IRA. Lithuanian court convicted Michael Campbell, for trying smug weapon, help terrorist and illegaly having guns, in october of 2011. Michael Campbel claimed he was framed in a money-making scheme run by prosecution witness Robert Jardine, he pleaded innocent and he appealed. Michael Campbell was arrested on January 2008 for being an arm dealer. He went on trial in August 2009.Liam Campbell is a suspect in another pre-trial case in the arms smuggling by the Lithuanian authorities.Michael Campbell's defence stopped today's move, but said it was too early. Michael Campbell has said he was not work with the Real IRA.