Boeing's Frequent (Kidnapping) Flyers

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George W. Bush's presidential library is not likely to include the story of Binyam Mohammed

by Nat Hentoff
June 13th, 2007 11:22 AM

Ireland is not part of George W. Bush's "Axis of Evil," but the city of Derry's publicly owned airport is seriously considering becoming the first in Europe to officially prohibit the landing of planes the CIA uses for "renditions," the kidnapping of terrorism suspects in Europe and elsewhere and rendering them to countries known to our State Department for torturing prisoners. ~snip~

The ACLU charges, with specific evidence based on actual flight plans, that "since December, 2001, Boeing's Jeppesen subsidiary "has provided flight and logistical support to at least 15 aircraft that have made a total of 70 rendition flights."

On its website, Jeppesen, extolling its international flight operations, boasts: "Jeppesen has done it all." Indeed it has. As described by the ACLU, it gives the CIA's men in black "itinerary, route, weather, and fuel planning . . . landing permits . . . customs clearance . . . catering, and hotel accommodations " for the crew of the kidnappers. ~snip~

And Binyam Mohamed, an Ethiopian citizen, had two free CIA rides. In July 2002, "stripped, blindfolded, shackled flown to Morocco where he was secretly detained for 18 months and interrogated and tortured by Moroccan intelligence services." ~snip~

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