From the Google cache.
Council of Europe: Ireland, stop US torture flights
Date: 1/6/06 at 5:44PM
From Breaking News Ireland:
Council of Europe backs calls for Shannon flights probe
06/01/2006
Europe’s leading human rights body has backed calls for the Irish Government to mount a formal investigation of US military landings at Shannon Airport.
The call comes amid on-going controversy over the US “extraordinary rendition” programme that sees the CIA transporting suspected Islamic militants to secret interrogation centres around the world.Several people detained under the programme have turned out to be innocent after allegedly being tortured for months in countries like Saudi Arabia and Syria.
Critics claim the CIA is effectively “outsourcing” torture because the practice is banned under US law.
Irish peace activists say planes involved in the programme have landed at Shannon on numerous occasions, but the Irish Government says it accepts US assurances that no prisoners were on board any of the flights.
The Irish Human Rights Commission has said the Government has a duty to conduct a proper investigation rather than simply accepting such assurances.
The 46-nation Council of Europe, set up to safeguard human rights and democracy on the continent, has now backed this stance, saying the issue should concern all Irish people.
See also Indymedia Ireland.
And their update here.
And here.
NC Aero/Torture Probe – Mar4 News & Observer
Posted by: “jmc27106@earthlink.net” jmc27106@earthlink.net citizen27106
Tue Mar 13, 2007 11:38 am (PST)
North Carolina taxpayers foot the bill for the space
provided to the torture flight contractors.
3 North Carolina pilots indicted in Germany.
March 4, 2007
Letter:
Aero probe
Regarding the Feb. 19 article “Pilots accused in CIA rendition case
traced to Johnston”:
Aero Contractors might very well perform valuable tasks for the
CIA. Perhaps its pilots and aircraft support legitimate intelligence
missions that keep us all safe. Ferrying innocent men to torture
chambers is not among them.
Torture is immoral, illegal and ineffective. When the United States
violates international law, we invite our enemies to do the same and
thereby jeopardize the men and women risking their lives and striving
to keep us free.
The three Johnston County pilots indicted in Germany deserve
punishment if proved guilty of the crimes alleged.
Long before these men are tried, the State Bureau of Investigation
and Gov. Mike Easley must tell the citizens of North Carolina why
they have stonewalled repeated pleas to investigate Aero
Contractors — their renegade tenant at the Global TransPark’s
JetPort in Kinston. Twenty-two legislators have insisted that
Attorney General Roy Cooper intercede and find out whether our tax
dollars underwrite torture. A growing list of individuals, as well as
human rights and faith-based organizations are doing the same.
We deserve an answer; we demand an investigation.
Josh McIntyre
Raleigh
newsobserver.com | Aero probe http://www.newsobserver.com/580/story/549370.html
What you can do:
http://www.ncstoptorturenow.org/
Background of North Carolina airports used by Torture Flight Contractors
http://www.triadblogs.com/StopNCTortureTaxis/
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I have started a new blog called oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com
Would you please tell me where this photo came from & a little more about it?
Do you have any more like this?
Thanx,
Connie
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Hi Connie, thank you for commenting; and good luck with your blogs!
The photo of the torture flight is from The Memory Hole site, here.
There is more on my blog at the Human rights section, here; you can search there with search words like “rendition”, “torture flight”, etc.
This blog post on prisons may also interest you.
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Wow! This is simply a great idea. Reading it has inspired me to become a traveler soon. I have read numerous travel blogs but yours is simply superb!
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Hi Cheap Airline Tickets, thanks for your compliment. But I really do not think anyone should be in torture flight type travel.
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