The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send...

The European Union is rethinking its refusal to send accused terrorists to face trial in the United States, which has capital punishment.
Chris Patten, the European Commissioner for external relations, and Antonio Vitorino, his colleague responsible for justice and home affairs, called for the EU to allow extradition "while, at the same time, maintaining the EU's consistent opposition to the death penalty".
EU officials believe that if America's judicial authorities gave assurance that capital punishment would not be enforced in the case of suspected terrorists, then an agreement might be reached.