UK apology over rendition flights
The foreign secretary said in both cases US planes refuelled on the UK dependent territory of Diego Garcia.
He said he was “very sorry” to have to say that previous denials made in “good faith” were now having to be corrected.
The renditions – the transport of terror suspects around the world for interrogation – only came to light after a US records search, he said.
BBC world affairs correspondent Paul Reynolds said the revelations were “a serious embarrassment for the British government”.
Edward Davey said extraordinary rendition was “state-sponsored abduction” and the government must ensure that Britain was not used to “facilitate” it.
Foreign Secretary David Milbrand
Secret prisons, torture, disappearing people, summary executions, looting, rapes:
Bush’s war is one giant terrorist recruiting effort.
“Secret prisons, torture, disappearing people, summary executions, looting, rapes:” Gee sounds more like Saddam Hussein or Vladimir Putin to me.
Amen, Brother Allen.
I wonder if the war on terror is all part of a rapturist scenario? After all, it’s only a small logical leap from a suicide bombing (for paradise) to taking everyone with you.
Oh quit your whining. So what if we stopped in Britain? Like the terrorists care if we used the Brit airports to refuel? They hate Britain anyway.
Awww… how sweet. I still think that it’s VERY funny to watch videos of limey asshole soldiers getting blowed up by IEDs.
LOL!!!
jbellies said, on February 21st, 2008 at 8:36 am
Amen, Brother Allen.
I wonder if the war on terror is all part of a rapturist scenario? After all, it’s only a small logical leap from a suicide bombing (for paradise) to taking everyone with you.
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Globalism baby… globalism. A one world government controlled by the Jes bastard Rothschilds. Get used to it. It’s your future… if you lucky enough to be alive and allowed to be a slave for the Jews.
LOL!!!
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PC sissies
Islam is the second largest religion in the UK, making up almost 3% of the population.
#9 …and?
It’s a signal, when the US staunchest ally is now embarrassed of being so.
@JPV
I think you’ve clearly illustrated who the knuckle dragger on this forum is.
Couldn’t you find some traffic to play in, you worthless troll?
Milbrand should be ashamed of himself for making excuses for anything.
Britain should be proud of the help they’ve given to rid the world of these sub-human cockroaches.
Come to think of it, he’s right. The US should’ve beheaded them on sight.
#13 geofgibson – yeah, now if we could just get rid of the JPV cockroach….
“He said he was “very sorry” to have to say that previous denials made in “good faith” were now having to be corrected.”
So he’s saying their sorry they were lying about it, and got caught. He doesn’t seem to be apologizing for the actual rendition flights.
In the picture it looks like they are rowing a boat. Viking style.
#13, It’s a funny thing you use the word “cockroaches”. Basically, that was the word Hutus used to describe Tutsis in Rwanda.
The not so funny thing is that a genocide happened in Rwanda… Is that what’s next?
Don’t misunderstand me. I, for one, believed in the invasion of Iraq… Until it became obvious there were no WMD, at least. I also seriously believe every f*** terrorist should be simply terminated (no forgiveness, no life penalty, but simply death).
However, kidnapping and torturing people *without a trial* is simply wrong. I just HOPE most of the people caught in that fish net are indeed terrorists, which makes at least those cases fair. But, what about the ones that are innocent? Would you like it to happen to you?
“One of the men involved has since been released and one is at Guantanamo Bay.”
I suppose he was a “terrorist” or “sub-human cockroach” but the US just arbitrarily decided to let him go?
No he was, of course, merely a suspect (now presumably no longer suspected of anything) just like all the other detainees. All just suspects until PROVEN GUILTY of an offence. Or, I will conceed, guilty of intent to commit such an offence, but with the means, motive and opportunity to do so. Not just a picture of the Sears Tower and an accomplice who happens to be a Joint Terrorism Task Force agent provocateur.
geofgibson: “Britain should be proud of the help they’ve given to rid the world of these sub-human cockroaches.”
Rid the world of sub-human cockroaches? What do you mean, we’ve done to rid the world of them, all we’ve done is become their allies!
And yes, ‘sorry we caught’ is a big difference from being sorry they’ve done it in the first place.
I wonder what is like back when Britain was a sovereign state…..