Remember how the planes used in the CIA’s kidnapping ..er, “rendition” operation are flown from local Triangle airports? Most of the flights used the quieter Johnston County or Kinston airports. Last week things changed a bit when a plane linked to extraordinary renditions made a rare stop at RDU airport.
According to N.C. Stop Torture Now, a Learjet with tail number N54PA flew from Cartersville, GA () to RDU on the morning September 17th. Flight logs shows this particular jet has visited Guantanamo Bay on a regular basis.
Kudos to Stop Torture Now for keeping tabs on these ghost planes and for making sure that torture has no home in North Carolina.
The following year after 9/11, I saw a plane that looked like the Gulf Stream – IV. It was flying low and somewhat erratically over Lake Gaston near the lake house. I filed a report with the FAA using their web site. I received a note back saying that they appreciated my information and would get back to me with a response. Quite some time later they sent me a note saying that if I wanted to make a report, I should use their web site. Reductio ad absurdum.
Now I know…