Ireland is not part of George W. Bush’s “Axis of Evil,” but the city of Derry’s publicly owned airport is seriously considering becoming the first in Europe to officially prohibit the landing of planes the CIA uses for “renditions,” the kidnapping of terrorism suspects in Europe and elsewhere and rendering them to countries known to our State Department for torturing prisoners.
Derry’s disrespect for the CIA’s most faithful protector, our president, is one of many signs of citizen outrage throughout Europe in the wake of revelations by the Council of Europe (overseeing human rights) and the European Parliament, which have uncovered collaboration with the CIA by the secret services of various EU countries-brazenly in violation of these nations’ sovereignty, laws, and international treaties.

Most Europeans, however-like most Americans-do not realize that the CIA often uses the planes and expertise of private U.S. airline corporations, “patriotically” serving in the “war on terror.” Like the CIA, these companies keep their involvement a deep secret.

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