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kpete Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 06:48 AM
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BLACKWATER Bankrolling Torture Flights & STILL Landing In UK
Edited on Mon Jun-11-07 06:57 AM by kpete
The most secret and powerful mercenary firm in America has been bankrolling planes to fly terrorism suspects to secret prisons.

The picture that proves 'torture flights' are STILL landing in the UK
By GLEN OWEN - More by this author



This flight was spotted landing at a UK airport - proof that 'rendition ' flights are still taking place
More....

The row over CIA 'torture flights' using British airports has deepened following fresh evidence that a plane repeatedly linked to the controversial programme landed in the UK just days ago.

The plane was logged arriving at RAF Mildenhall in Suffolk last weekend, and watching aviation experts said the aircraft, piloted by crew clad in desert fatigues, was immediately surrounded on the runway by armed American security forces.

Its registration number, clearly visible on the fuselage, identifies it as a plane which the European Parliament says has been involved in 'ghost flights' to smuggle terrorist suspects to shadowy interrogation centres abroad.

Records show the plane is owned by Blackwater USA, a CIA contractor described as "the most secretive and powerful mercenary army on the planet". An eyewitness, who previously worked as an RAF electronic warfare expert, said that as the plane - a CASA-212 Aviocar - taxied to a stop on the runway it was met by a US military Humvee

more at:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=461024&in_page_id=1770&ct=5
via:
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/53723/#more
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Solly Mack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 06:50 AM
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1. Of course
Liars and thugs all.
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wakeme2008 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 07:10 AM
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2. Interesting max range 1000 miles
Casa 212 Aviocar - Brief Article
Airman, Jan, 2001

Primary function: Special operations training. Speed: 172 knots. Dimensions: Wingspan 62 ft. 3 in., length 49 ft. 7 in., height 20 ft. 7 in. Range: 1,000 miles. Crew: Three.

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peacetalksforall Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 07:28 AM
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3. Right wing bankrolls Blackwater so Blackwater can bankroll torture flights.
Sen John Warner will go down as the most despicable Senator ever - the torture of prisoners is on his hands. He aided and abetted the torture of humans for six years.

Six months into a Dem Congress - someone has to do something.
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muriel_volestrangler Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-11-07 09:43 AM
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4. 'Bankroll'? Does your supermarket 'bankroll' your eating?
No, you just buy the food from them. Similarly, the CIA pays Blackwater to run these flights. The CIA does the 'bankrolling' - or, if you prefer, the American taxpayer bankrolls them. Blackwater just takes a profit from them.
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