Diplomatic language translates with wild variations, depending on which side of the Atlantic one stands. The report on extraordinary renditions just released by Dick Marty, a center-right representative in the Council of Europe, is the latest example of the divide.
Dismissed in the U.S. as nothing new, it does confirm that over 100 extraordinary renditions were organized with stops in Europe. It clearly points out how the denials by State secretary Condoleezza Rice are non denials.
It also debunks the diplomatic outrage expressed by European governments: they had to know that those flights were taking place - or at least their intelligence services had to know, and then why wouldn't they know? Dick Marty wants to know.