WikiLeaks: Polish CIA Prison - US & Poland Had Been Trying to "Put Story to Rest"

[Hissyspit]

Source: WikiLeaks Central

2011-09-02 Polish CIA prison: US and Poland had been trying to "put story to rest" #wlfind

Submitted by icon on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 22:29

A new Wikileaks release 05WARSAW4030 finally proves that the United States and Poland colluded in their efforts to silence questions about a CIA prison in Masovia.

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"(FM) Meller's staff expects that the renditions and "CIA prisons" issue will continue to dog the Polish government, despite our and the Poles' best efforts to put this story to rest. In response to sustained media pressure, PM Marcinkiewicz announced December 10 that his government will order an internal probe "to close the issue." Meller anticipates being asked about renditions by the Polish press while in Washington, and the MFA has asked that we remain in close contact to coordinate our public stance."

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In hindsight, the assessment that this issue will continue to dog the Polish government was certainly right. Earlier this year, a complaint against Poland was filed with the European Court of Human Rights, amongst others for a failure to investigate the CIA prison. A criminal case which was launched in Poland in 2008 is still ongoing.

The wording of the cable strongly suggest that the US and Poland were trying to influence the press coverage on the matter. How this was to be carried out is not detailed. In fact, very few cables on the topic exist, compared to, for instance, a similar case in Lithuania.

Read more: http://wlcentral.org/node/2214

[leveymg]

1. Is there a country in "New Europe" that didn't have McDonald's and a CIA prison?

Order the Big Mak & Waterboard Value Meal.

[No Elephants]

5. Not past tense. We still engage in rendition.

However, when we send someone to be interrogated in Syria, we now say, "Remember now. No torture. *wink, wink.*

It's changealicious!

[leveymg]

6. Sure glad we're getting full use-value out of our investment in all those new Gulfstreams.

Particularly, the ones with the in-flight refueling probes.

[awoke_in_2003]

13. Well, you wouldn't want to have to stop...

in some country (where renditions may be illegal) for fuel. We are so third world.

[Cirque du So-What]

2. Yes, I imagine they WOULD like to 'put story to rest'

That's almost universal among those perpetrating criminal activity...just put the story to rest & walk away slowly.

[No Elephants]

4. They and we.

[Cirque du So-What]

8. Yes, 'they' and 'we'

I meant both the US & Polish governments for cooperating in these crimes.

[No Elephants]

3. Good. May every country that cooperated with our circumventing the Constitution

from Bubba's time to the present be humiliated in the press, right along with us.

[SpiralHawk]

7. "Move along. Nothing to see here." - CIA (R)

[OnyxCollie]

9. K&R. nt

[JackRiddler]

10. kick, rec and never forget

[krabigirl]

11. K&r

[Solly Mack]

12. K&R

[Fearless]

14. But surely the Obama administration doesn't allow torture!!11!

[friendly_iconoclast]

15. Keep the story going by searching the name "Stare Kiejkuty"

Appropriately enough, it was also used by the German Abwehr (military intelligence) during World War 2...

[dipsydoodle]

16. From 5 years ago

Hunt for CIA 'black site' in Poland http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6212843.stm

[coalition_unwilling]

17. Torture is as American as cherry pie (with apologies to H. Rap

Brown). It's one method by which empires police the periphery, so get used to it.