U.S. Air Force Col . Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in Italy . The case centered on the extraordinary rendition of a Muslim cleric , Osama Mustafa Hassan Nasr , or Abu Omar . He was one of nearly two dozen convicted for their role in seizing a suspected terrorist . ANSA : Italy 's president ordered Romano to solve ` ` a situation of great delicacy ''
U.S. Air Force Col . Joseph Romano was convicted in absentia in Italy . He was one of nearly two dozen convicted for their role in seizing a suspected terrorist . ANSA : Italy 's president ordered Romano to solve ` ` a situation of great delicacy ''