Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
According to the lastest Amnesty International report, Gemany and other European nations didn't care too much about the CIA prisoner transports, either. All we had to do was to ask for an inspection of those flights, which is our right, and to discover that it weren't businessmen but prisoners with hoods sitting in those planes.Originally Posted by Ser Clegane
As long as we don't give others an example how to respect those rights, we should refrain from criticizing others.
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
Well said.
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
Then again, the gov'ts here do seem to be taking considerable public flak for their double dealings once those come to light...
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
Well, it's the least we can do to show that we're halfway decent people.
But it's not such a big issue as I would like it to be.
Every time it comes to light, there's a small outcry for a week and then it's back to normality again. Until the next incident, and the next...
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
Concerning the flights, were they known to be CIA flights, US government flights or merely apparently "normal" flights.
If they were CIA flights then failing to check seems madness. If they were normal flights then checking all could be a monumental waste of time.
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
The BND (german intelligence, sort of) and our government of course don't tell us since when they know. They aren't that stupid.
From the point in time when the public found out, they've confirmed their knowledge, leaving it to imagination just how long they have known.
But, seriously, the BND isn't that stupid. Imo they have known it from day one.
AI writes, in their annual report, about a CIA company that existed solely for the purpose of maintaining two planes. It's been found out by AI that these planes were used for transports of prisoners. The company changed its names over the years and recently was liquidated. If AI can have these informations, so can and should the BND.
It's also quite obvious that while the old german government had a little dispute over the Iraq war with the US administration, the intelligence agencies worked very close, for example in Bagdhad.
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Re: Germany not very keen on return of Guantanamo prisoner
Nice, double standards
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