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North Carolina Stop Torture Now! is now affiliated with [[Stop Torture Now]].<ref>[http://www.stoptorturenow.org/site/weblog.php Stop Torture Now homepage]</ref> [[Blackwater Watch]] [[Wikipedia:Blackwater Watch|(WP)]] (now known as Xe Watch to match the change in company name) was derived from NCSTN.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/verify_age?next_url=/watch%3Fv%3DQNTLaJe_JCI/ YouTube vid of [[Wikipedia:Blackwater Watch]] demo</ref>
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On May 31, 2005, evidence of [[Wikipedia:Aero Contractors (US)|Aero Contractors]]' role as Torture Taxis became world news with the New York Times story on Aero Contractors Ltd., civilian aviation companies operating effectively as [[private military corporations|mercenaries]], in that they are a private company facilitating military and [[Central Intelligence Agency]] operations. In response to the operations transportation operating out of their local airfield, North Carolina volunteers organized a group to protest and inform the public and lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/stop-torture-now/Content?oid=1205292 |title= Stop Torture Now Extraordinary rendition requires extraordinary activism}}</ref>
 
On May 31, 2005, evidence of [[Wikipedia:Aero Contractors (US)|Aero Contractors]]' role as Torture Taxis became world news with the New York Times story on Aero Contractors Ltd., civilian aviation companies operating effectively as [[private military corporations|mercenaries]], in that they are a private company facilitating military and [[Central Intelligence Agency]] operations. In response to the operations transportation operating out of their local airfield, North Carolina volunteers organized a group to protest and inform the public and lawmakers.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/stop-torture-now/Content?oid=1205292 |title= Stop Torture Now Extraordinary rendition requires extraordinary activism}}</ref>
  
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The name Torture Taxi came from the book of the same name by [[A.C. Thompson]] and [[Trevor Paglen]], documenting the [[CIA]]'s [[extraordinary rendition]] program. {{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=qDoOAAAAYAAJ&q=Torture+Taxi&dq=Torture+Taxi&hl=en&ei=UZ0LTfi5JYaosAO12MCsCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA |title= Torture Taxi |isbn= 1-933633-09-3 |publisher= Melville House Publishing |date= 2006}}
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The name Torture Taxi came from the book of the same name by [[Wikipedia:A.C. Thompson|A.C. Thompson]] and [[Wikipedia:Trevor Paglen|Trevor Paglen]], documenting the [[CIA]]'s [[extraordinary rendition]] program. {{cite book |url= http://books.google.com/books?id=qDoOAAAAYAAJ&q=Torture+Taxi&dq=Torture+Taxi&hl=en&ei=UZ0LTfi5JYaosAO12MCsCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAA |title= Torture Taxi |isbn= 1-933633-09-3 |publisher= Melville House Publishing |date= 2006}}
  
 
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2006/9/15/torture_taxi_on_the_trail_of Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights]
 
* [http://www.democracynow.org/2006/9/15/torture_taxi_on_the_trail_of Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights]
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* [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/1/222027/926/893/668311 NC Stop Torture Now!] Daily Kos
 
* [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/12/1/222027/926/893/668311 NC Stop Torture Now!] Daily Kos
 
* [http://www.ncstoptorturenow.org/resourceschronology.html Chronology] North Carolina Stop Torture Now! Notable events and influence of NCSTN on local and state politics, link is to their site.
 
* [http://www.ncstoptorturenow.org/resourceschronology.html Chronology] North Carolina Stop Torture Now! Notable events and influence of NCSTN on local and state politics, link is to their site.
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== Aero Contractors ==
 
Aero Contractors Ltd., a private charter company based in Smithfield, North Carolina, is said to provide discreet air transport services for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
 
Aero Contractors Ltd., a private charter company based in Smithfield, North Carolina, is said to provide discreet air transport services for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].
  
The company was founded in 1979 by the late [[Jim Rhyne]], a former pilot with [[Wikipedia:Air America (airline)|Air America]]. The company has 26 planes and 79 employees and operates from the tiny Johnston County Airport.
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The company was founded in 1979 by the late [[Wikipedia:Jim Rhyne]], a former pilot with [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia:Air America (airline)|Air America]]. The company has 26 planes and 79 employees and operates from the tiny Johnston County Airport.
  
On May 31, 2005, the New York Times reported that the company was heavily involved in [[extraordinary rendition]], the transport of terrorism suspects to countries where they can be interrogated to extract information. An Aero Contractors plane was used in the transport of [[Khalid El-Masri]], a German citizen who was pulled from a bus on the [[Serbia]]-[[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] border and held for three weeks. He was drugged and beaten before being flown to [[Afghanistan]] on a [[Boeing Business Jet]] operated by Aero Contractors. El-Masri was released after five months.<ref name="NYT53105">[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/national/31planes.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=6087acc3480a296c&ex=1275192000 C.I.A. Expanding Terror Battle Under Guise of Charter Flights]</ref>  
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On May 31, 2005, the New York Times reported that the company was heavily involved in [[Wikipedia:extraordinary rendition]], the transport of terrorism suspects to countries where they can be interrogated to extract information. An Aero Contractors plane was used in the transport of [[Wikipedia:Khalid El-Masri]], a German citizen who was pulled from a bus on the [[Wikipedia:Serbia]]-[[Wikipedia:Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]] border and held for three weeks. He was drugged and beaten before being flown to [[Wikipedia:Afghanistan]] on a [[Wikipedia:Boeing Business Jet]] operated by Aero Contractors. El-Masri was released after five months.<ref name="NYT53105">[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/national/31planes.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=6087acc3480a296c&ex=1275192000 C.I.A. Expanding Terror Battle Under Guise of Charter Flights]</ref>  
  
Aero Corporations allegedly operates under several different [[shell company|shell companies]], including [[Stevens Express Leasing, Inc.]], [[Premier Executive Transport Services]], [[Aviation Specialties, Inc.]], and [[Devon Holding and Leasing, Inc.]] <ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dt/617/617722/617722en.pdf European Parliament Working Document No 4 on the flights operated by the CIA in Europe]</ref>
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Aero Corporations allegedly operates under several different [[Wikipedia:shell company|shell companies]], including [[Wikipedia:Stevens Express Leasing, Inc.]], [[Wikipedia:Premier Executive Transport Services]], [[Wikipedia:Aviation Specialties, Inc.]], and [[Wikipedia:Devon Holding and Leasing, Inc.]] <ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2004_2009/documents/dt/617/617722/617722en.pdf European Parliament Working Document No 4 on the flights operated by the CIA in Europe]</ref>
  
A book published in September 2006, ''[[Torture Taxi]]: On the Trail of the CIA Rendition Flights'' <ref>Trevor Paglen and AC Thompson, Publisher: Melville House (October 1, 2006), English, ISBN 1933633093 and ISBN 978-1933633091 </ref> includes many details about Aero Contractors' involvement in [[extraordinary rendition]].
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A book published in September 2006, ''[[Wikipedia:Torture Taxi]]: On the Trail of the CIA Rendition Flights'' <ref>Trevor Paglen and AC Thompson, Publisher: Melville House (October 1, 2006), English, ISBN 1933633093 and ISBN 978-1933633091 </ref> includes many details about Aero Contractors' involvement in [[Wikipedia:extraordinary rendition]].
  
 
==Pilots alleged to work for Aero Contractors==
 
==Pilots alleged to work for Aero Contractors==
*[[James Kovalesky]] (alias James Richard Fairing)<ref name="stefanescuNR">Christina Stefanescu, "[http://www.netzwerkrecherche.de/newsletter/44/nr-jahrestagung-2007-zusammenfassungen.pdf Wie enttarnt man einen CIA-Kidnapper? (How does one unmask a CIA kidnapper?)]" (PDF), ''Zusammenfassungen zur nr-Jahreskonferenz 2007 (Summaries to the NR yearly conference 2007)'', page 22, ''netzwerkrecherche.de'', 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=James_Kovalesky_(alias_James_Richard_Fairing) James Kovalesky (alias James Richard Fairing)], [[SourceWatch]], July 27, 2007.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:James Kovalesky]] (alias James Richard Fairing)<ref name="stefanescuNR">Christina Stefanescu, "[http://www.netzwerkrecherche.de/newsletter/44/nr-jahrestagung-2007-zusammenfassungen.pdf Wie enttarnt man einen CIA-Kidnapper? (How does one unmask a CIA kidnapper?)]" (PDF), ''Zusammenfassungen zur nr-Jahreskonferenz 2007 (Summaries to the NR yearly conference 2007)'', page 22, ''netzwerkrecherche.de'', 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=James_Kovalesky_(alias_James_Richard_Fairing) James Kovalesky (alias James Richard Fairing)], [[Wikipedia:SourceWatch]], July 27, 2007.</ref>
*[[Eric Robert Hume]] (alias Eric Matthew Fain)<ref name="stefanescuNR"/><ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eric_Robert_Hume_(alias_Eric_Matthew_Fain) Eric Robert Hume (alias Eric Matthew Fain)], SourceWatch, July 27, 2007.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Eric Robert Hume]] (alias Eric Matthew Fain)<ref name="stefanescuNR"/><ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Eric_Robert_Hume_(alias_Eric_Matthew_Fain) Eric Robert Hume (alias Eric Matthew Fain)], SourceWatch, July 27, 2007.</ref>
*[[Harry Kirk Elarbee]] (alias Kirk James Bird)<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Harry_Kirk_Elarbee_%28alias_Kirk_James_Bird%29 Harry Kirk Elarbee (alias Kirk James Bird)], SourceWatch, July 26, 2007.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:Harry Kirk Elarbee]] (alias Kirk James Bird)<ref>[http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Harry_Kirk_Elarbee_%28alias_Kirk_James_Bird%29 Harry Kirk Elarbee (alias Kirk James Bird)], SourceWatch, July 26, 2007.</ref>
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*[[Wikipedia:M Mulcahey]]
  
 
==Links to Air America==  
 
==Links to Air America==  
There are numerous small links between Aero and [[Air America (airline)|Air America]].  The founder of Aero, Jim Rhyne, was chief pilot for Air America in the 1970s.    Jim Rhyne died in early 2000 and there is little written about who is now in charge of operations.   
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There are numerous small links between Aero and [[Wikipedia:Air America (airline)|Air America]].  The founder of Aero, Jim Rhyne, was chief pilot for Air America in the 1970s.    Jim Rhyne died in early 2000 and there is little written about who is now in charge of operations.   
  
The road on which Aero’s hangar is located is called [[Charlie Day Memorial Highway]]. Charlie Day was a mechanic for Air America <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/national/31planes.html?_r=2&oref=slogin New York Times article</ref>
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The road on which Aero’s hangar is located is called [[Wikipedia:Charlie Day Memorial Highway]]. Charlie Day was a mechanic for Air America <ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/31/national/31planes.html?_r=2&oref=slogin New York Times article</ref>
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== Torture Taxi ==
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'''''Torture Taxi''''': ''On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights'' is a 2006 book by [[Wikipedia:A.C. Thompson]] and [[Wikipedia:Trevor Paglen]] documenting the [[CIA]]'s [[Wikipedia:CIA|(WP)]] [[extraordinary rendition]] [[Wikipedia:extraordinary rendition|(WP)]] program.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qDoOAAAAYAAJ&q=Torture+Taxi&dq=Torture+Taxi&hl=en&ei=IaULTeu-OJKasAPEvaHNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA  |title= Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights |publisher= [[Wikipedia:Melville House Publishing]] |isbn= 1-933633-09-3}}</ref>
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The authors note the discovery of the program's means of transportation, [[Wikipedia:rendition aircraft]], by aviation enthusiasts, who spotted discrepancies in the flights of four aircraft, and correlations between their unusual flight patterns and the list of sites reputed to be the destination for [[ghost detainee]]s [[Wikipedia:ghost detainee|(WP)]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.democracynow.org/2006/9/15/torture_taxi_on_the_trail_of |title= Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights |publisher= [[Wikipedia:Democracy Now!]] |description=transcript of interview with authors [[Wikipedia:A.C. Thompson]] and [[Wikipedia:Trevor Paglen]]}}</ref>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
*[[Jeppesen]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Aero Contractors (US)]] reputedly provides air transport services for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] [[Wikipedia:Central Intelligence Agency|(WP)]]
*[[Rendition aircraft]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Air America]] former United States civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Vietnam War
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* [[Wikipedia:Blackwater Watch]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Extrajudicial detention]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Stephen Grey#Investigation into CIA 'rendition'|Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Rendition and Torture Program]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Jeppesen]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Planespotting]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Rendition aircraft]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Taxi to the Dark Side]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Tepper Aviation]]
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* [[Wikipedia:Traffic analysis]]
  
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulch6mf6FBw Youtube video of protest at Aero Contractors, March 18, 2007]
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulch6mf6FBw Youtube video of protest at Aero Contractors, March 18, 2007]
  
''Portions of this article were taken from [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aero_Contractors_Ltd. "Aero Contractors Ltd."], at ''[[SourceWatch]]'', a wikiproject of the [[Center for Media & Democracy]] which is licensed under the [[GFDL]]. The list of original authors and the article's edit history can be viewed [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aero_Contractors_Ltd.&action=history here].''
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''Portions of this article were taken from [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aero_Contractors_Ltd. "Aero Contractors Ltd."], at ''[[Wikipedia:SourceWatch]]'', a wikiproject of the [[Wikipedia:Center for Media & Democracy]] which is licensed under the [[Wikipedia:GFDL]]. The list of original authors and the article's edit history can be viewed [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Aero_Contractors_Ltd.&action=history here].''
 
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'''''Torture Taxi''''': ''On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights'' is a 2006 book by [[A.C. Thompson]] and [[Trevor Paglen]] documenting the [[CIA]]'s [[extraordinary rendition]] program.<ref>{{cite book |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=qDoOAAAAYAAJ&q=Torture+Taxi&dq=Torture+Taxi&hl=en&ei=IaULTeu-OJKasAPEvaHNCg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA  |title= Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights |publisher= [[Melville House Publishing]] |isbn= 1-933633-09-3}}</ref>
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The authors note the discovery of the program's means of transportation, [[rendition aircraft]], by aviation enthusiasts, who spotted discrepancies in the flights of four aircraft, and correlations between their unusual flight patterns and the list of sites reputed to be the destination for [[ghost detainee]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.democracynow.org/2006/9/15/torture_taxi_on_the_trail_of |title= Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights |publisher= [[Democracy Now!]] |description=transcript of interview with authors [[A.C. Thompson]] and [[Trevor Paglen]]}}</ref>
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* [[Aero Contractors (US)]] reputedly provides air transport services for the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]
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* [[Air America]] former United States civilian airline operated by the Central Intelligence Agency during the Vietnam War
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* [[Stephen Grey#Investigation into CIA 'rendition'|Ghost Plane: The True Story of the CIA Rendition and Torture Program]]
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* [[Planespotting]]
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North Carolina Stop Torture Now! is now affiliated with Stop Torture Now.[1] Blackwater Watch (WP) (now known as Xe Watch to match the change in company name) was derived from NCSTN.[2]

On May 31, 2005, evidence of Aero Contractors' role as Torture Taxis became world news with the New York Times story on Aero Contractors Ltd., civilian aviation companies operating effectively as mercenaries, in that they are a private company facilitating military and Central Intelligence Agency operations. In response to the operations transportation operating out of their local airfield, North Carolina volunteers organized a group to protest and inform the public and lawmakers.[3]

The group worked to pass a bill in North Carolina to prohibit torture flights, but a limp response by the legislature led to the legislation being shelved. Equally tepid was the press coverage given to their efforts, with a notable exception. Appropriately, it was Democracy Now! that broadcast the story of one of their many demonstrations, an attempt to make a citizens' arrest of [4]

"North Carolina Activists Target Aero Contractors Over Rendition Flights"
Here in this country, members of the group North Carolina Stop Torture Now are heading to the offices of Aero Contractors today to make a citizens arrest of three executives. Aero Contractors has been closely connected to the CIA’s extraordinary rendition program and was involved in the kidnapping and torture of German citizen Khaled El-Masri. In January, German prosecutors issued arrest warrants for at least three employees of Aero Contractors involved in the El-Masri case.


The name Torture Taxi came from the book of the same name by A.C. Thompson and Trevor Paglen, documenting the CIA's extraordinary rendition program. (2006) Torture Taxi, Melville House Publishing.


Aero Contractors[edit]

Aero Contractors Ltd., a private charter company based in Smithfield, North Carolina, is said to provide discreet air transport services for the Central Intelligence Agency.

The company was founded in 1979 by the late Wikipedia:Jim Rhyne, a former pilot with Air America. The company has 26 planes and 79 employees and operates from the tiny Johnston County Airport.

On May 31, 2005, the New York Times reported that the company was heavily involved in Wikipedia:extraordinary rendition, the transport of terrorism suspects to countries where they can be interrogated to extract information. An Aero Contractors plane was used in the transport of Wikipedia:Khalid El-Masri, a German citizen who was pulled from a bus on the Wikipedia:Serbia-Macedonia border and held for three weeks. He was drugged and beaten before being flown to Wikipedia:Afghanistan on a Wikipedia:Boeing Business Jet operated by Aero Contractors. El-Masri was released after five months.[5]

Aero Corporations allegedly operates under several different shell companies, including Wikipedia:Stevens Express Leasing, Inc., Wikipedia:Premier Executive Transport Services, Wikipedia:Aviation Specialties, Inc., and Wikipedia:Devon Holding and Leasing, Inc. [6]

A book published in September 2006, Wikipedia:Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA Rendition Flights [7] includes many details about Aero Contractors' involvement in Wikipedia:extraordinary rendition.

Pilots alleged to work for Aero Contractors[edit]

Links to Air America[edit]

There are numerous small links between Aero and Air America. The founder of Aero, Jim Rhyne, was chief pilot for Air America in the 1970s. Jim Rhyne died in early 2000 and there is little written about who is now in charge of operations.

The road on which Aero’s hangar is located is called Wikipedia:Charlie Day Memorial Highway. Charlie Day was a mechanic for Air America [12]


Torture Taxi[edit]

Torture Taxi: On the Trail of the CIA’s Rendition Flights is a 2006 book by Wikipedia:A.C. Thompson and Wikipedia:Trevor Paglen documenting the CIA's (WP) extraordinary rendition (WP) program.[13]

The authors note the discovery of the program's means of transportation, Wikipedia:rendition aircraft, by aviation enthusiasts, who spotted discrepancies in the flights of four aircraft, and correlations between their unusual flight patterns and the list of sites reputed to be the destination for ghost detainees (WP).[14]

See also[edit]


External links[edit]

Portions of this article were taken from "Aero Contractors Ltd.", at Wikipedia:SourceWatch, a wikiproject of the Wikipedia:Center for Media & Democracy which is licensed under the Wikipedia:GFDL. The list of original authors and the article's edit history can be viewed here. Wikipedia:de:Aero ContractorsWikipedia:eo:Aero Contractors

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