regeneratia Posted September 4, 2011 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2011 Court case lifts lid on secret post 9/11 flightsBy STEPHEN BRAUN, Associated Press – 4 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) — A hidden network of U.S. companies, coordinated by a prominent defense contractor, played a key role in the covert airlift that transported terrorism suspects and their American minders, according to newly disclosed documents in a New York business dispute between two aviation companies. Read more... Among the new disclosures: —DynCorp, which was reorganized and split up between another major contractor and a separate firm now known as DynCorp International, functioned as the primary contractor over the airlift. The company had not been previously linked to the secret flights. —Airport invoices and other commercial records provide a new paper trail for the movements of some high-value terrorism suspects who vanished into the CIA "black site" prisons, along with government operatives who rushed to the scenes of their capture. The records include flight itineraries closely coordinated with the arrest of accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed and the suspected transport of other captives. —The private jets were furnished with State Department transit letters providing diplomatic cover for their flights. Former top State Department officials said similar arrangements aided other government-leased flights, but the documents in the court files may not be authentic since there are indications that the official who purportedly signed them was fictitious. —The private business jets shuttled among as many as 10 landings over a single mission, costing the government as much as $300,000 per flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DieChecker Posted September 5, 2011 #2 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sounds on the Up and Up to me. Private Contractors being overpaid to perform in dangerous missions for the Federal Government. Nothing to see here... Move along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoIverine Posted September 5, 2011 #3 Share Posted September 5, 2011 For a second there I was like..."what the heck is a flig"!? Then I lol'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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