US MILITARY planes have been making secretive landings in Kenya in what is feared to be an effort to move terror suspects.
The night landings by US military planes at Nairobi's WilsonAirport, carrying Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives, have raised suspicion among both local security agents and aviation authorities.
The planes belonging to the Prescott Support Group, which has been accused in other parts of the world of being involved in the rendition of terror suspects and having strong links with the CIA, were allowed to operate in Kenya two months ago, even after the country's aviation authorities questioned the move.
Kenya Civil Aviation Authority (KCAA) Director-General Chris Kuto said the planes were only involved in "aerial mapping operations".
"We did give them a license yes but only to carry out mapping activities in Northern Kenya. I am not aware of any other secret activities they are involved in," Kuto told Press TV correspondent in Kenya on Sunday.
The issue raises concerns especially at a time when Kenya security forces are in a frantic search for terror suspect, Fazul Abdullah Mohamed, accused of masterminding the August 1998 attack on the US Embassy in Nairobi which left more than 200 people dead and 5,000 others seriously injured.
Leaked CIA reports cite suspects being arrested, shackled, blindfolded and sedated, after which they are transported, usually by private jet, to other countries like Ethiopia where torture is used to force them into submission.
Human rights groups in Kenya have voiced concern over the mistreatment of terrorism suspects and the harassment of Muslims in the country under the guise of anti-terrorism efforts.
Kenya has previously handed over more than 15 terror suspects to the US and Ethiopian authorities in an exercise that angered many Muslim leaders.
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NA • na. Subject: rendition rules.... Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:11:05 • they call it mapping?
why is this necessary by planes when you can read the name of a patent maker's name on a golf ball from a satellite... most sinister.
MHAI HWE!!!!!!!!!!!11 • tariromad_85@yahoo.co.UK Subject: OMUHLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:36:54 • WALTER IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT....its not that the people who voted for mugabe increased, but tsvangirai's supporters boycotted...so out of those few who voted they were mainly zanu pf..it was even possible to get 100% if all the mdc supporters had boycotted...from the first election say 1million voted for mugabe...and those 1million voted again in june the percentage would be calculated out of the june 1million not the march total....so do the maths 1million out of 1million whats the percentage there...ha shamwari..chibva warega kunyora...unonyadzisa
Omugabe • Dziva@sanandresano.com Subject: Look Inward & Look East for Self-development, Zim Patriots! Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:26:57 • Mapping? lol
LIES!
Why get a FOREIGN military to map Kenyan space?
Now Kenyan lost leaders are lying like white people. Shame!
Jairos Tapfuma • cdetapfuma@yahoo.com Subject: what else?? Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:13:28 • What else could be said after the inclusion of Raila Odinga in the government of national unity? US is busy installing puppet governments through out Africa to further its own goals.
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