If that article says its legal the article is incorrect. Evidence of this is that Italy has issued warrants for the arrest of 13 CIA agents who kidnapped an Italian citizen. `Extradition' is the legal process whereby a person may be handed over to a foreign legal system. It involves the case for extradition being presented to a judge. What the CIA do is grab someone off the street and ship them abroad for torture. Under the law, that is kidnap. If members of european security agencies were involved they are also kidnappers, under the law. There are several cases of CIA 'extraordinary rendition' being investigated across Europe at the moment. All are treated as illegal. ... al  bin Baloney (Hows my driving?)