Spain's role in Guantánamo

Following a ruling by the US Supreme Court granting Guantánamo prisoners extended rights, the daily calls for a review of the consequences for Spain: "Apart from the fact that [the ruling] will gradually end the nightmares of individual [prisoners], the Supreme Court's decision constitutes the reversal of a shameful legal construction ... used by President Bush as a cornerstone for his fight against Islamist terrorism in 2002 ... We should not forget that Spanish police officers and secret service agents [also] interrogated prisoners who are now at that prison. Nor should we forget that Spanish airports and military bases were used to transport the prisoners to Guantánamo. It is time for Spain to put an end to this legal shilly-shallying and investigate how [Spanish] functionaries and politicians were involved [in this affair]."

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