hussain sheikh osama fattah , a muslim cleric also known as abu omar was taken by a cia - led team in lombardy on 17 february , 2003 and allegedly transferred by vehicle to the vicenza air base near venice , later by air to the c-130s air command in germany , and lastly sent to egypt . he was released from prison on sunday and says that he never like to travel to italy . he also said he has been battered with iron chains , beatings , violence threats and genital abuse , and that " i have been reduced to a wreck of a human being . "
The CIA abducted Osama Nasr in 2003.