Hypocrites-UK can search US "rendition" aircraft IF THEY HAVE A WARRANT

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http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=102312006
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THE United States has said that British police can board and search rendition flights carrying terrorist suspects if the authorities can produce evidence of a crime and officers turn up with a search warrant.

The US has been criticised for not allowing routine inspections of aircraft at UK airports amid allegations it is flying suspects to be tortured.

But yesterday Cecile Shea, the US consul in Scotland, told The Scotsman that if UK authorities had evidence that a crime had been committed then under British law police could seek a search warrant and if succesful board the aircraft.

"If the crown prosecutor does believe a crime is being committed they should file a warrant and search the plane," she said. "If the crown prosecutor was to obtain a search warrant we would honour it."

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The person in the article said, sheeh, they were asking to search every plane.

Strike anyone else as amazingly hypocritical?