ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Abu Omar case

Okay, so there was this man named Abu Omar. He lived in Italy but he was originally from Egypt. Abu Omar was a Muslim and he believed in a religion called Islam.

One day, some people came and kidnapped Abu Omar. They took him to a secret location where no one could find him. These kidnappers were actually people who worked for the government of the United States.

The U.S. government wanted to get information from Abu Omar. They thought that he might be part of a group that was doing bad things. They thought that he might know some secrets that would help them stop the bad things from happening.

The thing is, the U.S. government was not supposed to kidnap people from other countries like this. It is against the rules. Even if they think that the person did something bad, they have to follow the rules and ask other countries for help.

So, when the Italian government found out what the U.S. government did, they got very angry. They thought that it was not fair for the U.S. government to kidnap someone from their country without asking first.

Abu Omar stayed in this secret location for a long time. But eventually, he was released and he went back to Italy. He was okay, but he was not happy about what happened to him.

The U.S. government got into a lot of trouble because of this. They had to apologize to the Italian government for what they did. Some people even went to jail because of this. It was a big deal.

So, the Abu Omar case is an example of how important it is for governments to follow the rules when dealing with other countries. It is not okay to kidnap people without permission.