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August 21, 2009

Lithuania Hosted Secret CIA Prison
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ABC News meanwhile has revealed Lithuania was one of the Eastern
European nations to host a secret CIA prison. A former Soviet state,
Lithuania was said to have provided the site in the hopes of improving
ties with the United States. A former intelligence official said the CIA
held around eight prisoners in Lithuania until the secret prison program
was publicly exposed in 2005.



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