Airport in Johnston Country NC where the criminal activity started.
I am both disgusted and disturbed by the kidnapping and torture of people around the world done by my fellow citizens in NC. I am further disgusted and disturbed by the federal and state and local officials who decided to take no action, who turned a blind eye. Torture is wrong. Kidnapping people is wrong. Imprisoning people without charges and trials is wrong. There must be accountability so that this will not happen again.
I am very pleased and proud that some of my fellow NC citizens have taken action on this issue, and I will continue to join them in their efforts - even though I am hundreds of miles away from the scene of the massive crimes committed. I am especially proud of Christina Cowger and Allyson Besch Caison for their many and prolonged efforts in attempting to bring justice to the victims of the crimes from Aero Contractors and the CIA.
Quote from article linked below: "In April 2005, the New York Times ran a story titled “CIA Expanding Terror Battle Under Guise of Charter Flights” that lifted the lid on Aero’s rendition flights. Later that year, 40 peace activists from St Louis joined Christina Cowger and other local residents to protest against the company’s role in the CIA’s torture program.
One group unfurled “Torture Taxi” banners along the airport perimeter. Another was arrested for trespassing near the Aero hangar. Caison, drafted from local volunteers for her realtor’s knowledge of local geography and addresses, helped deliver “citizen’s indictments” to several of her neighbors.
“It turned out I knew two of the three Aero principals well,” Caison said during a tour around the airport the day before the commission’s hearings convened. “These were prominent, well-respected business people in our community. Their children and mine were schoolmates. I baked their gingerbread houses for Christmas.”
This is the United States of America. This is North Carolina. This is unforgivable.
Here is a link to the article in The Guardian. Photo above from The Guardian.
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