Do the CIA have a ‘Torture flight’ base in Malta?做美国中央情报局有一个'酷刑飞行'基地在马耳他？

By Michael Carabot由Michael carabot
Malta Independent Online 马耳他独立在线

The British newspaper The Daily Mail reported yesterday that one of the aircraft allegedly used in the CIA’s “ghost flights” to transport terror suspects to interrogation centres was allegedly based in Malta.英国报纸每日邮报昨天说，其中一架飞机被用于在中情局的"幽灵飞机" ，以运输恐怖嫌疑人审讯中心，据称，总部设在马耳他。

Malta was, however, excluded from alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers.马耳他，是坚持，不过，排除设立秘密拘留和非法跨州转移。

The Daily Mail linked the issue to a report compiled by a European Parliament committee which says the CASA-212 Aviocar in question, registration number N964BW, was on a list of “companies and aircraft used by the CIA for extraordinary rendition flights”.每日邮挂问题，写成报告，由欧洲议会委员会说，小武器问题- 212 aviocar质疑的人，注册号码n964bw ，是一个名单， "公司使用的飞机是由美国中央情报局，为不平凡的移交逃犯飞行" 。

The Daily Mail said that, according to the American Federal Aviation Authority, the plane was operated by two companies, Aviation World Wide Services and a sister company, Presidential Airways.每日邮报说，根据美国联邦航空管理局，飞机经营的两家公司，航空世界广泛服务和一个姐妹公司，总统航空公司。

The committee’s November report said these were subsidiaries of Blackwater USA, described as “an important contractor for the CIA and the US military”, which The Daily Mail said based its planes in Malta.该委员会的11月的报告说，这些人的子公司美国黑水，形容为"一项重要的承包商，中情局和美国在军事上的" ，而每日邮报说，根据它的飞机在马耳他。 The newspaper also reported that records showed the plane was owned by Blackwater USA, a CIA contractor described as “the most secretive and powerful mercenary army on the planet”.该报还报道说，记录显示，这架飞机上所拥有的美国黑水，一名中情局承包商形容为"最隐秘和强大的军队，雇佣军于地球" 。

The report carried a photograph of the plane arriving at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the month.该报告进行了一帧该飞机抵达英国皇家空军mildenhall ，萨福克在联合王国在开始的一个月。

The newspaper suggested that, following its departure from Suffolk, the plane could have refuelled in East Anglia and then stopped off in its alleged Malta base.该报建议，按照其偏离萨福克，这架飞机可以加油，在东英格兰，然后停止起飞，在其所称马耳他基地。 The newspaper also said that tracking technology showed that the plane flew from Canada to Greenland.该报还表示，跟踪技术表明，这架飞机从加拿大到格陵兰。 Flight-tracking internet technology of the American Centre for Media and Democracy does not extend beyond American airspace, but an expert told The Daily Mail that its route would be consistent with a refuelling stop in the Arctic, followed by a further refuelling in East Anglia, before heading to Malta.飞行跟踪国际互联网技术的美国中心，媒体与民主并未超出美国领空，但一位专家告诉每日邮报说，其航线，将与加油停止在北极，然后再加油，在东英格兰，然后前往马耳他。

On Friday, findings by the Council of Europe human rights organisation accused British Prime Minister Tony Blair of colluding in a CIA operation to run secret prisons in Poland and Romania by allowing the agency to use UK airports.上周五，调查结果是由欧洲理事会人权组织指责英国首相布莱尔的勾结，在美国中央情报局操作运行的秘密监狱，波兰和罗马尼亚，允许该机构使用英国机场。

In 2006, the British government had confirmed that Malta was one of the countries where CIA flights carrying terror suspects landed.在2006年，英国政府已证实，马耳他，是坚持国家之一中情局飞机进行恐怖嫌犯降落。 The Foreign Affairs Ministry in Malta asked the US for information about these claims.外交部在马耳他，要求美，为了解这些索赔。

Around the same time, local newspaper l-orizzont had reported that between August 2001 and October 2005, 71 CIA flights were directed towards Europe, with eight landing in Malta.约在同一时间，当地一家报纸L型orizzont报告说，与2001年8月和2005年10月71中情局飞机是针对欧洲，有八个降落在马耳他。

A report on the matter in June by the Council of Europe excluded Malta from alleged secret detentions and unlawful inter-state transfers.就此事提出报告，在6月的欧洲议会排除在马耳他从设立秘密拘留和非法的国家间转移。 A supplementary report issued by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe referred to the conclusions of an investigation by pertinent Maltese authorities stating that “no Maltese public official or other persons acting in an official capacity have been involved by action or omission” in the alleged CIA flights and secret detention centres.补充报告秘书长所发出的欧洲理事会所提到的结论，调查相关马耳他当局表示， "没有马耳他公职人员或其他人以官方身份行事一直参与，以行动或遗漏" ，在被指控中情局航班和秘密拘留中心。

Comment on 'Do the CIA have a ‘Torture flight’ base in Malta?' : 评论'做中央情报局有一个'酷刑飞行'基地在马耳他？ ' ：

RSS 的RSS TrackBack URL 跟踪 RUI

Related News: 相关新闻：