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Source: British Territory Used for US Terrorism Interrogation

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By Adam Zagorin
Almost two years have passed since President George W. Bush publicly acknowledged the existence of a CIA program in which agency-leased aircraft fly terrorism suspects between secret prisons and interrogation sites around the world. “This program has helped us to take potential mass murderers off the streets before they have a chance to [...]

US accused of holding terror suspects on prison ships

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Duncan Campbell and Richard Norton-Taylor
The Guardian,
Monday June 2 2008

An amphibious assault vehicle leaves the USS Peleliu, which was used to detain prisoners, according to the human rights group Reprieve. Photograph: Zack Baddor/AP
The United States is operating “floating prisons” to house those arrested in its war on terror, according to human rights lawyers, who claim there [...]

Diego Garcia: The Other Guantánamo

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by David Vine
On the small, remote island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean halfway between Africa and Indonesia, the United States has one of the most secretive military bases in the world. From its position almost 10,000 miles closer to the Persian Gulf than the [...]

Sordid Details on ‘Black Site’ at Diego Garcia Island Come to Light

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By Liliana Segura, AlterNet
Posted on March 11, 2008, Printed on March 11, 2008
British Foreign Secretary David Miliband issued an embarrassing apology to members of Parliament last month. Despite “earlier explicit assurances” to the contrary, he admitted, two planes carrying prisoners of the U.S. “war on terror” had landed on the British-owned island of Diego Garcia [...]

British island ‘used by US for rendition’

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Indian Ocean atoll Diego Garcia was used to hold US suspects, human rights investigator claims
This article appeared in the Observer on Sunday March 02 2008 on p6 of the News section. It was last updated at 01:19 on March 02 2008.
Britain’s denials that its territories have been used for ‘extraordinary rendition’ were dramatically undermined last [...]

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