CIA Use Connex Boarding Techniques on Terror Suspects
In a move that is certain to enrage human rights advocates the CIA has seemingly recovered lost ground in the unlawful interrogation of suspects by packing up shop and moving its operation to Melbourne, Victoria.
In what can only be interpreted as a move to subvert President Obama’s January 22 Executive Order entitled “Ensuring Lawful Interrogations” the CIA has enlisted the help of Connex Australia to continue its extraordinary rendition program interrogations. Human rights activist Nathan Walpole says “Australia is supporting the systematic abuse of human rights by allowing the Connex train and tram network to be used as an interrogation tool.”
This assertion has been strenuously denied by a Connex spokeswoman who responded by saying “any association between the CIA and the Connex Company is completely absurd and by any standard not within the company charter. Under no circumstances does Connex condone or engage in the contravention of human rights or the abuse of foreign nationals.”
Several activists believe they can align the operating procedures of the Connex network with torture and interrogation techniques used by the CIA under the Extraordinary Rendition program. The activists claim to have documented evidence from CIA field notes that detail interrogation protocols and techniques that can be used while using the network. An extract of the document can be found here.
The CIA refused to confirm or deny any participation in the alleged activities.
Following the failure of Connex to retain the Metropolitan train network franchise, some Melbournians might be forgiven for thinking that for a provider of electrified rail services, Connex were pretty good at extraordinary rendition.
