C.I.A. Confirms Rendition Report

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i know i'm proud of our nation :banghead:

LONDON — In tones freighted with frustration, Britain’s foreign secretary, David Miliband, on Thursday told the House of Commons that “contrary to earlier explicit assurances” the Central Intelligence Agency had confirmed using an American-operated airfield on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for refuelling two American “rendition” flights carrying terrorism suspects in 2002.

The American acknowledgment of the flights, each carrying a single detainee, contradicted previous assurances by the United States to Britain’s Labor government that no such flights had landed on British territory or passed through British airspace. Although the C.I.A. attributed its earlier denials to a “flawed records search,” the admission could add to the animosity the government here has aroused, particularly with Labor’s left wing, over its alliance with the United States in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Mr. Miliband’s statement prompted protests from members of Parliament from various parties and from British-based human rights groups that had contended for years that Britain had been a knowing or unknowing partner in the American use of rendition flights. The term has been used to describe the secret transport of prisoners from one country or jurisdiction to another without formal extradition proceedings. It gained much of its notoriety from the American practice after Sept. 11, 2001, of transporting terrorism suspects secretly to other countries for interrogation.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/world/europe/22britainweb.html?hp=&pagewanted=print

[myrna minx]

1. I don't know if I have the stomach to read this.

:-(

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2. our gov't not only lies to us, they lie to other governments too

[tekisui]

3. drip, drip, drip

Everything we ever heard about this war crimes administration is proving to be true.

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5. they lied to our allies, , they lied to congress, they lied to everyone..who are these people?

[malaise]

4. They had no choice

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2903126

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6. sorry, never saw your post

[Disturbed]

7. Is Rendition legal?

Just wonderin'.... :shrug:

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9. even if it's illegal, who's gonna take on junior and his military?

[malaise]

8. Yours is important

The response from this side of the Atlantic.
Truth will out but who will lock up these criminals.

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10. it makes me sick that colin powell and rove are reaping tons on the lecture circuit

all these criminals will end up richer

[malaise]

13. I wish them all that is bad n/t

[katty]

11. confirming the obvious

[sicksicksick_N_tired]

12. What's truly sad and aweful is that,...this, our country KNOWS about rendition,...

,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, lawless detention
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, TORTURE
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, SPYING ON AMERICANS
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, arms proliferation
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, unconstitutional activities
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, fraud to wage aggressive/offensive war
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, OUTING of an agent AND cover to track proliferation
,...KNOWS about U.S.-sponsored, malignant propaganda
,...KNOWS,...

,...KNOWS the Bush administration has betrayed its oath to serve this nation rather than itself.

Nevertheless, the high crimes this administration has committed against this country goes on, its malignant crimes against the American people and human beings continue AND,...the lot of this regime is being hugely rewarded rather than facing just consequences for their actions.

NO WONDER this regime "feels" so powerful and untouchable! They are receiving nothing but rewards for their barbarianism upon this country and the world. THEY ARE GODS!!!!