osman mustafa osama nasr , a islamist militant better known as ali omar was taken by a gia - led team in milan on 17 february , 2003 and allegedly transferred by road to the aviano air base near venice , later by air to the landstuhl air base in germany , and again moved to egypt . he was taken from jailed on night and says that he would like to return to italy . he furthermore said he has been tortured with electric shocks , beatings , rape threats and herpes abuse , and that " i have been reduced to a shell of a living being . "
The CIA abducted Osama Nasr in 2003.