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In Thursday's pick of the international papers, the full details of where the CIA flew suspects for extraordinary rendition and who was on those planes, along with a rare report inside Syria, and a raging feud between Fox News and gossip website Gawker.

IN THE PAPERS
By Elena CASAS

The Guardian has got its hands on detailed flight logs for the CIA's extraordinary rendition flights - which terrorist suspects they flew, where they were held and who made money from them.

The New York Times' Anthony Shadid reports from within the Syrian protest movement - on how they're mangign to resist the government crackdown.

And US gossip website Gawker continues its feud with Fox News - by revealing their most popular presenter Bill O'Reilly tried to use his influence to launch a police inquiry into his wife's lover.

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15/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Rioting in the centre of Paris: how is that possible?

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Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'
14/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Angelina Jolie: 'my medical choice'

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Paris, c’est tragique!
14/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris, c’est tragique!

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Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0
13/05/2013 - IN THE WORLD PAPERS

Pakistan elections: Democracy 1, Taliban 0

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Paris c’est magique!
13/05/2013 - IN THE FRENCH PAPERS

Paris c’est magique!

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Extraordinary Rendition Flights by CIA

by Anonyme - 01/09/2011 - 22:37

The U.S. has been in the business of kidnapping, espionage and murder since World War II, yet had the audacity to accuse the Soviet Union, China and Cuba of being invovled in such actions.

It's time for the world to hold the USA responsible for her actions and charge it for War Crimes committed in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Colombia, Guatemala, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran. no country on earth should be given immunity for massacres, tortures and kidnapping on such a grand scale.

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