U.S. Warned Germany on Extraditing CIA Agents, WikiLeaks Shows
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The U.S. warned Germany in 2007 that an extradition request for 13 Central Intelligence Agency operatives suspected of mistakenly abducting a German citizen more than three years earlier would have a “negative impact” on relations, a document obtained by WikiLeaks.org showed.
A senior U.S. diplomat “pointed out that our intention was not to threaten Germany, but rather to urge that the German government weigh carefully at every step of the way the implications for relations with the U.S.,” according to a classified diplomatic cable dated Feb. 6, 2007.