The BBC has been reporting on this report, without showing it. Here it is — most informative.
REPORT TO: ANGUS ROBERTSON MP, SNP FOREIGN AFFAIRS SPOKESMAN FROM: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX SUBJECT: ALLEGED CIA AIRCRAFT FLYING INTO SCOTLAND DATE: 18TH OF JANUARY, 2006
In compiling this list of Alleged CIA Aircraft Flying into Scotlandí, it is clear that much detail is still to emerge about the subject. What is beyond dispute is that in recent years there have been scores of flights through Scottish airports by planes operated on behalf of CIA front companies.
Compiling a comprehensive list is made difficult by the following facts:
· The lack of confirmation regarding the number of flights that we are told have operated within Scottish air space.
· If the aircraft were only chartered by the CIA from a commercial broker, then it is reasonable to assume that the aircraft would be put out on a commercial rent as soon as possible.
· Not all flights would be for rendition. A proportion of the flights would probably have undertaken other intelligence roles, not just in the Middle East but also within Europe, and as we have seen, within the heart of Central Europe.
· Some web sites have now been turned off and one has a statement up on the site saying that ìIt has been recommended we remove this page so we have. The information is out there so if you need to find it is available just not here. Sorry...î I feel it is now safe to say that we have government departments on both side of the Atlantic that are not happy with the glare of publicity.
It is my hope that I give all who read this a better understanding of this form of aviation flying.
In observing the routes that the aircraft follow, and not just those ones that are operating via Scotland I would draw attention to Kyrgyzstan. This is a country where it is reasonable to assume that ìdeals have been madeî. This is a country that has natural resources such as significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc.
When looking at the CIAís flying operations in Europe, certain airports have a high concentration of flights, such as:
· Malta
· Prague
· Frankfurt
· Budapest
· Rotterdam
· Spain(Palma de Mallorca, Madrid)
Malta- Although Malta has taken the Boeing 737s, it would appear to be the away base for the
ATRís and CASA aircraft that are operating within Afghanistan.
Prague- From what I have read it would appear that almost half of what is believed to be the
CIAís fleet has been into Prague airport, and there is photographic evidence to back this
statement up. This is one of the reasons why I would say to those who are looking at the prison
part not to write off Kyrgyzstan. I have been able to track many flights but not all. The MD82
aircraft that is used as a flying prison was also linked by the Canadian parliament as operating
as Kyrgyzstan Airlines while still a US Prison Plane, thus the reason I feel Kyrgyzstan should
not be written off.
Frankfurt- for the CIA Frankfurt is home away from home; you could call the Air Force
Basis at Frankfurt a ìComfort Zoneî. This is mainly the European base for the 737ís and the
L100-30ís. It would also be viewed as the European warehouse for the CIA to help support
other operations including Afghanistan.
Budapest- Over the last two years Budapest has become very active with CIA cargo aircraft.
Using cargo aircraft does make it hard to say one way or the other if prisoners are on-board the
aircraft. Remember also that the CIA conducts other operations in Europe.
Rotterdam- Has been looking after the ATRís and the CASA aircraft, but on short stays
relating to re-fuelling and overnight stays.
Spain- certain parts of the CIAís operation in Spain have been interesting, as it has been
noted, and photographic evidence is available, that when a terrorist attack in Madrid took place
the following day N313P (now N4476S) was departing from Palma de Mallorca Airport.
I hope the following will help you understand how the companies are set-up which is called
the ìSHELL GAMEî:
CIA-AIRPLANE SHELL COMPANIES Have ONE Employee: A LAWYER. A list of known
fronts, including Prescott, is below. The chart shows how the fronts and other, real, companies
work for the CIA.
Front Companies and Real Companies
The fronts are set up by lawyers. They are holding companies for aircraft and they provide a mail
drop for business related to the aircraft.
Several real companies, contractors, some set up by the CIA, have actual operations, including
employees and premises such as aircraft hangars.
The CIA minimizes contact with outsiders and works through buffers. The front-company
lawyers are buffers between civilians and the CIA.
The Naval Engineering Logistics office is the go-between for military personnel
interfacing with the CIAís aviation office on routine matters.
For sensitive top-secret mission communication, the channel is direct between the military and
the CIA. The CIA employs military personnel in renditions, and communications about this
would be direct.
The contractors occupy a position of trust with the CIA, and communication with them is more or
less direct.
AVIATION SPECIALTIES INC.
PO BOX 9891
FRIENDSHIP HEIGHTS STATION POST OFFICE
4005 WISCONSIN AVE, NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20016 US
(District of Columbia County)
Most Co. planes registered to above.
Additional Address:
10601 BALTIMORE AVE
SUITE 300 (3RD FLOOR)
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705
(Prince George’s County)
Raytheon (Beech) B200C, S/N BB-1823 registered to above.
LAWYER: DOUGLAS R. THOMAS
Same Office: Leslie Silverman, Gregory R. Caruso
Thomas lent his address for the one plane, didn’t
register Co. with state (MD), was disbarred in 2000.
He also lent his address for RAPID, below.
BAYARD FOREIGN MARKETING, LLC
755 PITTOCK BLOCK
921 SW WASHINGTON ST
PORTLAND, OR 97205 US
(Multnomah County)
LAWYER: SCOTT D. CAPLAN (same address)
Law Partners: John C. Etter, Michael R Jordan
CROWELL AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC
339 WASHINGTON ST STE 202
DEDHAM, MA 02026 US
(Norfolk County)
LAWYER: DEAN PLAKIAS (same address)
of Hill & Plakias (practice: family law)
DEVON HOLDING & LEASING, INC.
129 WEST CENTER STREET # 2
LEXINGTON, NC 27292-3009
(Davidson County)
LAWYER: Mark E. Klass
Klass is now a judge. He incorporated STEVENS (below).
Davidson County Hall of Justice, 110 W. Center St.,
P.O. Box 1064 Lexington, NC 27293-1064
(336) 249-0351
Now at 129 W Center St. is attorney Carroll C. Wall.
KEELER AND TATE MANAGEMENT, LLC
245 E LIBERTY ST STE 510
RENO, NV 89501 US
(Washoe County)
LAWYER: STEVEN F. PETERSEN (same address), political PR
SAME OFFICE: Paul D. Laxalt (ex-US Senator), Peter D. Laxalt,
Frank R. Petersen
PATH CORPORATION
413 REHOBOTH AVE PO BOX 305
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE 19971 US
(Sussex County)
LAWYER: Barbara-Cherrix O’Leary (same address),
real estate law
PREMIER EXECUTIVE TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC.
(Same address, same lawyer as CROWELL above.)
339 WASHINGTON ST STE 202
DEDHAM, MA 02026 US
(Norfolk County)
LAWYER: DEAN PLAKIAS (same address)
of Hill & Plakias (practice: family law)
PRESCOTT SUPPORT COMPANY
555 MARRIOTT DRIVE, SUITE 350
NASHVILLE, TN 37214
(Davidson County)
LAWYER: MARK E. MORRISON
RAPID AIR TRANS INC
RAPID AIR TRANSPORT INC
10601 BALTIMORE AVE
SUITE 300 (3RD FLOOR)
BELTSVILLE, MD 20705 US
(Prince George’s County)
LAWYER: DOUGLAS R. THOMAS, bankruptcy lawyer
Same Office: Leslie Silverman, Gregory R. Caruso
Thomas lent his address for Rapid "Trans" and "Transport"
as well as AVIATION SPECIALTIES (above).
Thomas registered "Trans" with the state for a time,
Ms. Pauline Picard (Drummond, BQ): Mr. Speaker, for three
days the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness has
been unable to answer a simple question about whether or not prison
planes landed on Canadian soil.
Here is a very simple question for her. Can she confirm that a
Kyrgyzstan airlines DC-9, registration number N822US, identified
as a U.S. prison plane, landed in Frobisher Bay on December 7,
2002, in Goose Bay on March 12, 2005, and again in Goose Bay on
June 1, 2005?
Hon. Pierre Pettigrew (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.): Mr.
Speaker, the Deputy Prime Minister has answered that question. We
have no reliable information proving that the United States is
conducting activities in Canada that are in breach of Canadian or
international law.
As I myself said in this House, if we find out that Canadian territory
is being used in contravention of Canadian or International law, we
will of course raise the issue with the United States. Canada expects
its territory, including its air space, not to be used by foreign
governments for activities that are in breach of Canadian or
international law.
Ms. Pauline Picard (Drummond, BQ): Mr. Speaker, that is
enough. The minister is unable to tell us whether a plane landed in
Canada or not because she has something to hide. After what
happened to Maher Arar, we are right to be worried.
What is the minister hiding from us?
Hon. Pierre Pettigrew (Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lib.): Mr.
Speaker, the minister has answered this question very clearly.
We have no reliable information to support the suspicions the Bloc
Québécois is trying to stir up once again. There is no reliable
information to confirm that Canadian air space was used in breach
of Canadian or international law.1111 http://www.parl.gc.ca/38/1/parlbus/...
There is one very interesting statement made by Ms. Pauline Picard (Drummond, BQ), she
said ìKyrgyzstan airlines DC-9, registration number N822US, identified as a U.S. prison
plane”.
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country, surrounded by China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and
Uzbekistan. It is a nation with abundant natural resources such as significant deposits of gold and
rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline,
mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc. 12 It is understandable that the Americans would have an
interest in Kyrgyzstan.
In 2005 N822US attracted the attention of the Norwegian Press. The press became interested after
the aircraft allegedly used in CIA service, made an illegal stop-over at Sola airport on June 1 of
2005, and again on June 18th 2005. Government flights are required to obtain special permission
to land. The plane came from Bucuresti, and after stopping at Stavanger for a little over an hour
for refuelling, it continued to the US Naval Air Station at Keflavik, Iceland. No one was allowed
access to the plane at Sola airport13.
When the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ìinquiredî into the matter of the June 1 stopover,
the US response was reported to be ìno knowledge.î This was also Rumsfeldís claim when
he visited the Nato base at JattÂ/Stavanger a week later. There was "not an ounce" of connection
to the government as far as he or anyone in the DoD knew. He added, ìObviously, you donít
know what you donít know.î14
One week after the official Norwegian request was made and Norwegian press had tracked down
the plane, US Defence Secretary Rumsfeld still had no idea whose plane this was and what it was
doing. The US gave no other official explanation.
On November 16, Norwegian officials met with of the US Embassy, with whom they had an "undramatic"
conversation. Responding to questions from journalists, Prime Minister Jens
Stoltenberg simply stated that "When the Americans say the planes were not in government
service, we must believe them." As late as November 12, the Norwegian daily Aftenposten
reported that the US never replied to the Norwegian request for information about the MD-80,
and that the US never comments on CIA activity.
In the November 16 article, Anne Lene Dale Sandsten of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs says the MoFA has no reason to believe that the US has done ìanything wrongî with
respect to the Gardermoen landing. She then goes on, referring to the MoFAís request for
information after the June 1 landing of the MD-80 at Sola: ”The Americans informed us at the
time that there had been no prisoners onboard.”
So, Secretary Rumsfeld was basically saying: ìWe have absolutely no knowledge about this socalled
United States Marshals Service plane, since we donít know what we donít know, but I
stress that no prisoners were onboard when the plane didnít land at Sola airport.î15
Angus: Evidently you never listened to tiny but seductive voice of Condoleezza Rice. She has told you plainly, looking the camera straight in the lens, without blinking or smirking, that there never were any such flights. There never were any kidnappings, there never were any renditions, there never was any torture, never any abuse, no, no, heaven’s no. There is only the very generous and wise strategy of Bush to spread democracy, liberty, sovereignty. No spying, no violation of civil rights, never any warrantless arrests or indefinite detentions.! Where in the world did you get such strange ideas, but now Condi has plainly told you that you were completely wrong, blind, a puppet, but that Bush will straighten you out. He will save us all from wrong ideas. Just listen to him or Dick or Karl and everything will turn out just fine and dandy. He will defeat all terrorism in the world by his philosophy, by his fine strategy, by killing anyone who opposes him. Of course, all those cruise missiles hitting Muslim targets, well that was all accidental. Any deaths are simply unfortunate collateral damage and to make omlets you must smash eggs. See? Don’t you believe your own President and your very own Secretary of State with the shiny new shoes? Why in the world don’t you people believe this President? What sort of speech must he make in order to convince you that he is a competent caring responsible executive who cares for the environment, for the poor, for the ill and wants only the very best life for his bosom companions. What’s wrong with that? GEE!
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Angus: Evidently you never listened to tiny but seductive voice of Condoleezza Rice. She has told you plainly, looking the camera straight in the lens, without blinking or smirking, that there never were any such flights. There never were any kidnappings, there never were any renditions, there never was any torture, never any abuse, no, no, heaven’s no. There is only the very generous and wise strategy of Bush to spread democracy, liberty, sovereignty. No spying, no violation of civil rights, never any warrantless arrests or indefinite detentions.! Where in the world did you get such strange ideas, but now Condi has plainly told you that you were completely wrong, blind, a puppet, but that Bush will straighten you out. He will save us all from wrong ideas. Just listen to him or Dick or Karl and everything will turn out just fine and dandy. He will defeat all terrorism in the world by his philosophy, by his fine strategy, by killing anyone who opposes him. Of course, all those cruise missiles hitting Muslim targets, well that was all accidental. Any deaths are simply unfortunate collateral damage and to make omlets you must smash eggs. See? Don’t you believe your own President and your very own Secretary of State with the shiny new shoes? Why in the world don’t you people believe this President? What sort of speech must he make in order to convince you that he is a competent caring responsible executive who cares for the environment, for the poor, for the ill and wants only the very best life for his bosom companions. What’s wrong with that? GEE!