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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Extraordinary rendition, European overflights, European complicity

from the london sunday times...
THE secret flight plans of American military planes have revealed for the first time how European countries helped send prisoners, including British citizens, to the Guantanamo Bay prison camp.

Despite widespread criticism of alleged human rights abuses and torture at the US base in Cuba, a Sunday Times investigation has shown that at least five European countries gave the United States permission to fly nearly 700 terrorist suspects across their territory.

[...]

Inquiries by Ana Gomes, a Portuguese member of the European parliament, have uncovered not only more CIA flight logs but also more sensitive military flight plans, which until now have remained a closely guarded secret.

[...]

In a statement to the European parliament on the visits of CIA planes to Spain, the foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos has testified: "Our territory may have been used not to commit crimes on it, but as a stopover on the way to committing crime in another country."

Spain, it has now emerged, had a specific agreement with the US to allow flights and visits to Spanish airbases for American planes.

In Portugal, the foreign minister Luis Amado has said flights across his country's airspace took place "under the aegis of the UN and Nato and that Portugal naturally follows the principle of good faith in the relations with its allies". Nato's role in Guantanamo stems from a secret agreement made in Brussels on October 4 2001 by all Nato members, including Britain. Although never made public, Lord Robertson, the former British defence secretary who was later Nato's secretary-general, explained that day that Nato had agreed to provide "blanket overflight clearances for the United States and other allies' aircraft for military flights related to operations against terrorism".

the following data courtesy of ghost plane... note that 191 of these 3557 flights took place PRIOR to 9/11... i don't know what that indicates, but it sure as hell would be interesting to find out... also, if you visit the site and look at the flight plans AFTER 9/11, you will see a MAJOR shift in both origins and destinations...
The following are historic flight plans that, according to a variety of aviation sources, were filed by aircraft understood to belong to companies identified in the New York Times in May, 2005 , as operated by the CIA. Please note that all flight plans were not executed, so some of these journeys may not have taken place and the actual route of the planes may have deviated from the flight plans. Further, these planes have been used for a wide variety of purposes and a great number have no connection at all with "rendition" or other prisoner operations; the planes may also have been chartered at times for use by other agencies. The Gulfstream registered N85VM and then N227SV was identified by the Chicago Tribune as regularly chartered by the CIA. The plane was however in private ownership and many of its journeys relate to private purposes. Although I have tried to make this information as accurate as possible, it may contain errors and you should not rely on it without further checks. It is published as an aid to further research, in particular to allow others to continue to establish the whereabouts of a great number of prisoners who have gone missing. Any information on the purpose of flights indicated here would be gratefully received - Stephen Grey.
Flight 101 - 200 of 3557
Flight date Departure Arrival Plane id Details
26-04-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
30-04-2001FRANKFURT MAINAUGSBURG MUHLHAUSENN4009LDetails
30-04-2001AUGSBURG MUHLHAUSENFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
03-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
03-05-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKTIRANAN4009LDetails
03-05-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
07-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINVICENZAN4009LDetails
07-05-2001VICENZAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
11-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINTIRANAN4009LDetails
11-05-2001TIRANASKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
11-05-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
16-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINTUZLAN4009LDetails
16-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINGANDERKESSEN212CPDetails
16-05-2001TUZLASARAJEVON4009LDetails
16-05-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
17-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
17-05-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
18-05-2001GANDERKESSEFRANKFURT MAINN212CPDetails
21-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINDUBLINN212CPDetails
22-05-2001DUBLINREYKJAVIKN212CPDetails
30-05-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
30-05-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
06-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
06-06-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
07-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINTIRANAN4009LDetails
07-06-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
15-06-2001WRIGHTSTOWN/MC GUIREFRANKFURT MAINN379PDetails
16-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINSANAAN379PDetails
16-06-2001DULLES WASHINGTONFRANKFURT MAINN379PDetails
17-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINSANAAN379PDetails
17-06-2001SANAAFRANKFURT MAINN379PDetails
17-06-2001WHITE PLAINSHELSINKI-VANTAAN85VMDetails
18-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINWRIGHTSTOWN/MC GUIREN379PDetails
18-06-2001HELSINKI - VANTAAPARIS / LE BOURGETN85VMDetails
19-06-2001PARIS / LE BOURGETWESTHAMPTONN85VMDetails
20-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
20-06-2001SARAJEVOSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
20-06-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
24-06-2001TETERBORO,NJ.BELFAST/ALDERGROVEN85VMDetails
28-06-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
28-06-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
29-06-2001BELFAST/ALDERGROVETETERBORO, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORKN85VMDetails
06-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
06-07-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKTIRANAN4009LDetails
06-07-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
11-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
11-07-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
12-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
12-07-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
18-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
18-07-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
19-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINTIRANAN4009LDetails
19-07-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
19-07-2001SCHENECTADY COUNTY, NYBORDEAUX-MERIGNACN85VMDetails
20-07-2001GANDER INTLSHANNONN8183JDetails
20-07-2001WESTHAMPTONPARIS / LE BOURGETN85VMDetails
21-07-2001SHANNONSIGONELLA (MIL)N8183JDetails
21-07-2001PARIS / LE BOURGETSCHENECTADY COUNTY, NYN85VMDetails
26-07-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
26-07-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
02-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
02-08-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
06-08-2001SIGONELLA (MIL)FRANKFURT MAINN8183JDetails
09-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINTIRANAN4009LDetails
09-08-2001TIRANASKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
09-08-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
15-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINAUGSBURG MUHLHAUSENN4009LDetails
15-08-2001AUGSBURG MUHLHAUSENFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
17-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINTUZLAN8183JDetails
17-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINVICENZAN4009LDetails
17-08-2001TUZLAFRANKFURT MAINN8183JDetails
17-08-2001VICENZATUZLAN4009LDetails
17-08-2001TUZLAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
29-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
29-08-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKTIRANAN4009LDetails
29-08-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
30-08-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
30-08-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
30-08-2001BOSTONDUBLINN85VMDetails
31-08-2001DUBLINCORKN85VMDetails
01-09-2001FRANKFURT MAINRAMSTEINN8183JDetails
01-09-2001RAMSTEINANKARA / ESENBOGAN8183JDetails
02-09-2001ANKARA / ESENBOGATASHKENT / YUZHNYN8183JDetails
03-09-2001CORKSLIGON85VMDetails
04-09-2001CONNAUGHTLONDONDERRY / EGLINTONN85VMDetails
05-09-2001LONDONDERRY / EGLINTONBEDFORD/LAURENCE G. HANSCOM FIELD, MASSACHUSETTSN85VMDetails
06-09-2001FRANKFURT MAINSKOPJE EX LYSKN4009LDetails
06-09-2001SKOPJE EX LYSKTIRANAN4009LDetails
06-09-2001TIRANAFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
07-09-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
07-09-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
12-09-2001FRANKFURT MAINSARAJEVON4009LDetails
12-09-2001SARAJEVOFRANKFURT MAINN4009LDetails
13-09-2001TASHKENT / YUZHNYRAMSTEINN8183JDetails
13-09-2001TASHKENT / YUZHNYFRANKFURT MAINN8183JDetails
14-09-2001FRANKFURT MAINRAMSTEINN8183JDetails
14-09-2001RAMSTEINBAKU/BINAN8183JDetails
14-09-2001DULLES WASHINGTONATHENS/ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOSN379PDetails
15-09-2001ATHENS/ELEFTHERIOS VENIZELOSISLAMABADN379PDetails
16-09-2001LUTONGENEVE COINTRINN85VMDetails

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