Miliband Apologises over U.S Rendition Flights that Did Land on British Soil

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Source: Times UK

Miliband apologises over US rendition flights that did land on British soil
The Foreign Secretary will apologise over rendition flights this afternoon

Will Pavia
The Foreign Secretary apologised to MPs today after it emerged that two American “rendition flights” of CIA detainees had landed on British soil, contradicting previous statements from the Government.

David Miliband told the House of Commons that he had now been informed by the US Government that the controversial flights – one en route to Guantanamo Bay and one to Morocco – stopped over at Diego Garcia, the British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean.

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“In both cases a US plane with a single detainee on board refuelled at the U.S. facilities at Diego Garcia,” said Mr Miliband. He said neither of the two men was a British resident or citizen. One is still being detained at Guantanamo Bay, the other has been released.

The information flies in the face of assurances given as late as last summer. Responding to the statement in the Commons, the Conservative shadow foreign secretary William Hague referred to a series of statements by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair and the former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.



Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article3409183.ece

[Kolesar]

1. "sorry about the cigarette burns"

have a nice day

[Kikosexy2]

3. Oops...

our bad...so go shopping now or go see the Queen at the Palace...

[saigon68]

2. They put Diapers "adult size" on these Islamics and a Hood

Its a "Bush and Cheney" thing ya know

[LynnTheDem]

4. America's shame just doesn't stop.

Illegail war of aggression invasions.

Rape, torture, renditions.

Anyone still wonder "why they hate us"?

[txaslftist]

5. Oh. Sorry old chums, for committing those felonious human rights abuses...