Diego Garcia played major role in secret CIA prisons

[struggle4progress]

by Robert Verkaik

~snip~ Marty said the CIA had been running interrogation centres in Eastern Europe, Afghanistan and Thailand, and that more than 100 people had been sent to the so-called “black sites” since they were set up following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks.

The Swiss MP said his inquiry had identified the “rendition” of more than one hundred prisoners “affecting Europe”. He said it was clear, despite a lack of “firm evidence”, that the authorities in several European countries “actively participated with the CIA in these unlawful activities”.

But it was the confirmation about the use of Diego Garcia, leased to America by Britain, which caused the most concern among many international human rights groups last week.

Clive Stafford Smith, legal director of Reprieve, said: “Reprieve has been in possession of flight logs showing CIA planes flying in and out of the island for almost a year now. A US General has twice said Diego Garcia is being used for secret prisons. Now, the Council of Europe confirms it. And what has the British Government done? Behaved like an ostrich with its head in the sand.” ~snip~

http://www.kashmirwatch.com/showheadlines.php?subaction=showfull&id=1181542742&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&var0news=value0news

[PDJane]

1. Add this to the list of crimes already committed

in order to get the US base on Diego Garcia in the first damn place, including removing 3,000 people and killing their domestic animals.

Oh, yeah......and the dictate from the Queen, and the ignored legal decisions, and the denigration of the environment, and the contract workers from places like the Philipines instead of using the indigenous population, and........

Yeah, I'm ranting.

Sorry.

[havocmom]

2. There were US Navy SeaBees working on that base back in Nixon's day

Worst kept secret in Port Hueneme, CA back then

[enough]

3. K&R

[SoCalDem]

4. Diego Garcia was stolen from the indigenous people, who are suffering to this day.

There's a great documentary about the event..
watch it here..it's 56 minutes long
Stealing A Nation

[malaise]

5. They've been stealing land for ever

and they continue to treat human beings like part of the property deal.
Until people are more important than land, we continue to be fugged over.

Just imagine bombing a country and killing people to remove a leader. Who the fugg gave anyone that right? I hate those with power (and their followers). Ordinary people have ever mattered to greedy, corrupt men. Money and power for the few matters more than people.

[madokie]

6. I wasn't aware of this

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/dg.html

[originalpckelly]

7. That Diego Garcia sounds like a real asshole to do that.

Where is he from anyway?

[KharmaTrain]

8. Here He Is...

dragging his ass...



Next we'll find out they were doing detentions in the Isles Of Langerhans....:rofl:

[originalpckelly]

9. I say we send him to one of these Secret CIA prisons.

Isles Of Langerhans, I hear that's where they make insulin. Do they also have a Secret CIA prison?

[KharmaTrain]

10. I Wouldn't Have Minded Being Banished To This Dude's Island...

http://www.brunijazzart.com/library/originaljpgs/Garcia,%20Jerry,%20470,30x40,Playing,%20copy1.JPG

Captain Trips wouldn't get much from those "Izlamofazists", but it'd sure be one hell of a party.

:toast: