Calls grow for 'spy plane' inspections

[nhboy]

"Politicians and human rights groups want to go on board US-registered planes that are believed to be carrying terror suspects when they land in Norway for refueling.

Planes believed to be chartered by the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have landed at the Sola Airport outside Stavanger as many as 15 times since 2003, reports local newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad.

It's also believed that the planes, officially owned by Aviation Specialties Inc of the US, have landed for refueling at airports in Bergen and Evenes as well. A report to the European Parliament in 2006 claimed that Aviation Specialties is a subsidiary of the CIA.

The latest landing occurred earlier this month, and it once again set off protests because the flights are believed to be carrying terror suspects captured in the Middle East to prisons and military bases in the US."

Calls grow for 'spy plane' inspections - Aftenposten.no

CIA flight landed in Stavanger - Aftenposten.no

 

[RadioPatrol]

Jon Peder Egenæs, secretary general of Amnesty International in Norway, told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) on Wednesday that Norway must get to the bottom of claims of illegal prisoner transport.

Egenæs said the left-center Norwegian government coalition, which likes to think of itself as a champion of human rights, will have a severe credibility problem if it is in fact allowing landings of planes carrying out illegal prisoner transport.

How about the rights of 3000 killed on 9-11

Norway's foreign ministry claims it has been assured by American officials that no prisoners are on board the flights. Human rights activists want to see for themselves, or have trusted Norwegian officials go on board when the next plane lands.

Some politicians are calling for an investigation, fearing the flight carried prisoners of war being sent to US military bases.

Aviation Specialties is, according to a report made to the European Parliament in 2006, controlled by the CIA.

"There is reason to believe such flights are used for illegal transport of prisoners," said Bjørn Jacobsen, a member of the Norwegian Parliament for the Socialist Left party (SV), which is part of the country's left-centre government coalition.

Jacobsen is calling for an investigation into why the plane was allowed to land in Norway.

"We need all the cards on the table," Jacobsen said. "This is extremely serious, because we can't contribute to people being tortured or not being granted the rights they have as prisoners."

 

[edinsomd]

Wow, 15 flights in 5 years
Ed

 

[ImnoMensa]

They expect the CIA to allow some dipstick from Amnesty aboard to inspect the plane?

Rots o' Ruck.

 

[RadioPatrol]

They expect the CIA to allow some dipstick from Amnesty aboard to inspect the plane?

Rots o' Ruck.

No But in their Socialist Nanny State, Mind SET

the Evil Americans must be set straight .... even if they set OBL Free ..........

 

[ImnoMensa]

I say find a way to fly these terrorist where they need to be flown without entering their country and then tell them to suck-off.

 

[huntr1]

I say interogate (beat the living snot out of) these terrorist till they give up the info then shoot them in the head with bullets lubed with pork lard without removing them from where we find them being harbored by our so-called allies.

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