Psychoblues
07-17-2008, 06:01 AM
Absolutely!!!!!!!! No military or civilian would do such a thing!!!!!!!!
JOHN ZAROCOSTAS in GenevaTHE GOVERNMENT received assurances from US president George Bush and his secretary of state Condoleezza Rice that no extraordinary rendition took place at Shannon airport, the Attorney General, Paul Gallagher has told a UN expert panel on human rights.
Mr Gallagher said this week in Geneva that the assurances were given "unequivocally at the highest level of the US government . . ."
He added: "They were specific factual and related to the very issue of whether Shannon was used by aircraft which are engaged in extraordinary rendition. And the Government made it clear that similar assurances had not been made available to other European states," he said.
He said the assurances "were confirmed by the president of the United States, and the secretary of state. Ireland has been assiduous in raising these issues".
Mr Gallagher made his comments at Monday's session, and they were echoed yesterday by senior Irish officials following probing questions on the issue by an independent UN human rights panel examining Ireland's compliance with the international covenant on civil and political rights.........
More: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0716/1216073118832.html
It could be worse!!!!!!!!!!!! We'll see!!!!!!!!!
JOHN ZAROCOSTAS in GenevaTHE GOVERNMENT received assurances from US president George Bush and his secretary of state Condoleezza Rice that no extraordinary rendition took place at Shannon airport, the Attorney General, Paul Gallagher has told a UN expert panel on human rights.
Mr Gallagher said this week in Geneva that the assurances were given "unequivocally at the highest level of the US government . . ."
He added: "They were specific factual and related to the very issue of whether Shannon was used by aircraft which are engaged in extraordinary rendition. And the Government made it clear that similar assurances had not been made available to other European states," he said.
He said the assurances "were confirmed by the president of the United States, and the secretary of state. Ireland has been assiduous in raising these issues".
Mr Gallagher made his comments at Monday's session, and they were echoed yesterday by senior Irish officials following probing questions on the issue by an independent UN human rights panel examining Ireland's compliance with the international covenant on civil and political rights.........
More: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2008/0716/1216073118832.html
It could be worse!!!!!!!!!!!! We'll see!!!!!!!!!