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April 1, 2008 at 12:35:38

Is CIA Using Rendition Aircraft to Haul Drugs?

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The Central Intelligence Agency, also known as the "Cocaine Import Agency," is suspected by aviation experts of running cocaine and other drugs on its fleet of small passenger jets used to ferry prisoners to and from American gulags like Guantanamo Bay and Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.

A Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (N675BC), registered to a suspected CIA front, Aviation Enterprises, Inc. of Wilmington, Delaware, was recently spotted alongside a Russian-made AN-124, suspected of being a major drug transport cargo plane, in Colombia.

The "specially configured" King Air flew from Tampa to Guantanamo Bay on October 22, 2007. From 2002 to 2006, the King Air was registered to Prewitt Leasing Inc. of Bedford, Texas.

On September 19, 2007, the King Air was spotted at Medellin's Enrique Olaya Herrera airport in Colombia. On August 20, 2007, the plane was sighted at Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose, Costa Rica. The aircraft was last seen in Houston.

The King Air's trips to Guantanamo include:

N675BC 12.06.2004 MUGM (Gtmo) KFLL

N675BC 07.01.2005 KPDK (DeKalb-Peachtree) MUGM

N675BC 18.07.2006 MUGM KFLL (Ft.Lauderdale-Hollywood)

N675BC 24.05.2006 MUGM KFLL

N675BC 28.03.2006 MUGM KFLL

N675BC 22.10.2007 MUGM KTPA (Tampa)

The plane has also been a frequent visitor to Grand Cayman and was seen in Mexico in 2003.

Another CIA rendition aircraft, Learjet (N500ND), registered to World Jet of Delaware, a frequent visitor to Guantanamo, experienced an accident at Dominica's Melville Hall Airport on August 11, 2007, while landing from St. John in the US Virgin Islands. The accident is common for aircraft carrying heavy "loads." The National Transportation Safety Board concluded: "The pilot in command pumped the brakes with no response. The drag chute was deployed but was not effective. The pilot in command stated he took over the flight controls and applied maximum braking. The airplane continued to roll off the end of the runway, down an embankment, through a fence, and came to a stop on a road."

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Wayne Madsen is an investigative journalist, nationally distributed columnist, and author who has covered Washington, DC, politics, national security, and intelligence issues since 1994. He has written for The Village Voice, The Progressive, CAQ, Counterpunch, and the Intelligence Newsletter (based in Paris).

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Hater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired
John HanksHater of Nazis above all. Hobbies include activism, military model building, military history, exciting and vital conversation with retired crooks. Retired

A good assumption.

It is like a generous tip for them. They are nothing but liars, cheats, and crooks. They have indirectly murdered millions.

by John Hanks (1 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 1203 comments) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 2:44:30 PM

SW Texas ultra-liberal
john riggsSW Texas ultra-liberal

Theres dough in blow

for all the juicy tidbits go to madcowmorningnews.com Hopsicker has been dogging these crooks for years and has quite an archive of info. Under the "flying circus" article he interviews Atta's one time girlfreind that reveals many details of the German-CIA links to 911.

by john riggs (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 426 comments) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 3:47:07 PM

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Dale KazanjianPatriot for Democracy

FASHIONABLY PROFITABLE for the FASCISTS

Is cocaine, opium, or heroin a bad thing ?

I was told they were sheik hip a go go and fashionably profitable - how else do you expect fascists to secretly finance their shadow governments ? We did not fight the drug war in Afghanistan to stop the export of drugs from there, not by a long shot. The intent was to take over the import of these drugs to America and Europe - so money can be made hand over fist by the select few and put to work for nefarious purposes.

Then with an abundance of unmarked/untraceable hard cash the Neo-Con Fascists and Zionist Mafia zealots can consider any government bought and paid for - lock, stock, and barrel anywhere on the face of this planet. Not one footprint will lead back to them, kind of like a shadow-less - "Shadow Government." When they stand in front of a mirror - their reflection can never be found. Invisible people with invisible money - now there is an ideal gang to be running an invisible secret and silent - shadow government that leads to who knows what ends. (Greed, gluttony, selfishness, and avariciousness come to mind - but who can really be sure ? It is all just so top secret.)

Should we have a problem or concern about that idea ? Sounds totally harmless to me. BE SCARED SHITLESS - these are very dangerous people.

by Dale Kazanjian (0 articles, 0 quicklinks, 0 diaries, 12 comments) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 4:16:47 PM

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Most importantly, a concerned and involved American.
James StraitHost of "American Voices" radio-Wednesdays 7-8PM Eastern & Co-Host of popular "Strait & Kall"radio programming- Thursdays 8-9PM Eastern, airing on WNJC1360 in the Philadelphia Pennsylvania radio market(live internet stream www.wnjc1360.com);

Frequent guest/co-host on "Voice of the Voters" radio.

Most importantly, a concerned and involved American.

Give it a rest gents...

CIA pilots are action types...some might take the opportunity to pad their secret $ stash, others follow the strait and narrow...ain't no absolutes here gents.

by James Strait (39 articles, 0 quicklinks, 7 diaries, 192 comments) on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 8:39:05 PM