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Tis' the Season - must be full moon or something - another "leak" is surfacing. A 50-page report by Reprieve charity that reveals Britain's involvement in killings.
Britain's top secret kill list: How British police backed by GCHQ fed names of drug lords to a US assassination unit, which - under cover of the war on terror - wiped out an innocent family with a missile strike
http://www.detroitnewstime.com/regional/128504-britain-s-top-secret-kill-list-how-british-police-backed-by-gchq-fed-names-of-drug-lords-to-a-us-assassination-unit-which-under-cover-of-the-war-on-terror-wiped-out-an-innocent-family-with-a-missile-strike.html
•50-page report by Reprieve charity reveals Britain's involvement in killings
•Claims alleged drug traffickers, including 50 Afghans, put on the list in 2009
•GCHQ and National Crime Agency offer intelligence that leads to US strikes
•Report claims information shows Britain sanctions killing with no trial at all
British law enforcement and intelligence services have helped draw up an extra-judicial ‘kill list’ to assassinate the world’s most wanted terrorists and drug smugglers in foreign countries.
The sensational claims, which raise disturbing questions about Britain’s involvement in the targeting of aircraft and drone strikes, will be revealed in a 50-page report by the Reprieve human rights charity to be published tomorrow.
It will state that the UK has been a key, long-standing partner in America’s ‘shoot to kill’ policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, targeting not only alleged terrorists, but also supposed drug traffickers, and earmarking them for drone and missile strikes – often on the basis of unsubstantiated ‘intelligence’ which has never been tested in court.
Although the top secret ‘kill list’ has been in existence for years and is continually revised, Britain’s contribution has never been sanctioned by Parliament.
The startling evidence, drawn from leaked official documents, reveals the two agencies involved are the electronic eavesdropping organisation GCHQ, and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), now rebranded as the National Crime Agency (NCA).
The leaked documents reveal:
The assassination list was known as the ‘Joint Prioritized Effects List’;
Alleged drug traffickers, including 50 Afghans, were first put on the kill list in 2009;SOCA and GCHQ have worked closely with US secret intelligence agencies to identify targets;
Britain’s Joint Narcotics Analysis Centre in London helped direct strikes in Afghanistan;The targets’ codenames include obscure Scottish towns and British rock bands, such as Judas Priest;
An innocent Afghan family was wiped out in a missile strike after one of the men was apparently mistaken for a member of the Taliban on the kill list. (Article continues.)
The PDF report can be assessed in this link:
UK Accused of Helping Draw Up Secret NATO 'Kill List' of Terrorists and Drug Traffickers
https://news.vice.com/article/uk-accused-of-helping-draw-up-secret-nato-kill-list-of-terrorists-and-drug-traffickers
British law enforcement and intelligence agencies have contributed for years to a secret NATO "kill list" of suspected terrorists and drug traffickers, according to a new report.
Evidence drawn from court and from documents leaked by Edward Snowden, which has been compiled in a 50-page report by human rights charity Reprieve, indicates that Britain has been a key partner for the US in drawing up targets for extra-judicial killings in drone and aircraft strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have killed civilians.
The claims pile pressure on the UK government to explain its role in secret kill-or-capture lists, understood to inform special operations, following revelations published by VICE News on Thursday that UK intelligence contributed to a kill list in Yemen. Former US ambassador to Yemen Stephen Seche was among a number of officials who told VICE News that British sources helped compile a "targeting list" in the region.
Now two senior British members of parliament (MPs) have called for an inquiry into Britain's role in the assassination lists.
"The suggestion a British policing agency should provide intelligence to enable the deliberate killing of drug dealers challenges principles at the heart of British law enforcement," independent MP David Davis told the Mail On Sunday. "The Government must explain precisely what it has authorised and initiate an inquiry."
"This report raises extremely serious concerns and cannot be ignored," added shadow home secretary Andy Burnham MP.
The Nato Joint Prioritized Effects List (JPEL) — a list of individuals in Afghanistan who coalition forces try to capture or kill, or just kill — was first exposed by German newspaper Der Spiegel in 2014 following a release of documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the whistleblower from the US' National Security Agency (NSA). The documents date from 2009, but it is not known how long the 669-name JPEL had been in existence.
Snowden released a copy of the JPEL, and a crucial piece of evidence in the form of a 2010 article from the National Security Agency's internal magazine, SID Today. The "top secret" classified article describes the work of FGS2F — an NSA unit in Atlanta — in supporting counter-narcotics operations, and confirms the involvement of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA, now the National Crime Agency (NCA)) in drawing up the kill list.
It states that the unit "and its colleagues at GCHQ has provided real-time intelligence to over 20 counter-narcotics operations, netting thousands of kilograms of drugs, detainees and weapons." One of the operations supported by FGS2F was the largest single drug seizure in history — amounting to 237 tons of hashish.
The report lists colleagues "located at GCHQ, the Joint Narcotics Analysis Centre London (JNAC), and the Interagency Operations Coordination Centre (IOCC) in Kabul."
The article describes a convoy led by a "primary target" named as Mullah Multan was hit by a strike as he drove from his home in Pakistan: "Though Mullah Multan survived the strike... he suffered the loss of over 3 tons of opium along with six of his cohorts."
Drug traffickers were first added to the JPEL list in 2009, "allowing them to be targeted for strikes. In October 2008, Nato defence ministers agreed narcotics trafficking networks were legitimate targets for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), due to the traffickers' ties to the insurgency."
The targeted killing of serious criminals — as opposed to terrorists — may not be supported by international human rights law, which only permits the use of lethal force outside of armed conflict situations if it is strictly necessary to save human life.
A 2013 British High Court legal action brought by Afghan bank executive Habib Rahman over the killing of several of his family members in a 2010 air strike brought the first claims of UK police involvement in the JPEL.
NATO forces launched a missile strike against a convoy in Takhar province, believing they were targeting an insurgent leader. But instead of hitting a man called Muhammad Amin, an alleged member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the missile killed five men who were relatives of Rahman.
Amin was subsequently seen alive, and Rahman mounted a legal challenge which stated that information from SOCA was used to help the US military decide whom to target.
The case revealed the existence of a 2009 Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, which claimed SOCA was closely involved in the drawing up of the JPEL.
The Senate report's lead author, Douglas Frantz — then a top aide to John Kerry — said in a statement that he was a witness to briefings that left him in no doubt of SOCA's involvement. (Article continues.)
Another article here:
Britain's top secret kill list: How British police backed by GCHQ fed names of drug lords to a US assassination unit, which - under cover of the war on terror - wiped out an innocent family with a missile strike
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3531814/Britain-s-secret-kill-list-British-police-backed-GCHQ-fed-names-drug-lords-assassination-unit-cover-war-terror-wiped-innocent-family-missile-strike.html
Back dated article by RT - dated 9 Nov, 2015:
Tightening noose? British views on the death penalty 50yrs since abolition
https://www.rt.com/uk/321342-death-penalty-abolition-anniversary/
Despite its abolition in Britain five decades ago, opinion remains divided over the ethics and viability of the death penalty.
(Things generally happen in three's - so what's the next "leaked" secret?)
Britain's top secret kill list: How British police backed by GCHQ fed names of drug lords to a US assassination unit, which - under cover of the war on terror - wiped out an innocent family with a missile strike
http://www.detroitnewstime.com/regional/128504-britain-s-top-secret-kill-list-how-british-police-backed-by-gchq-fed-names-of-drug-lords-to-a-us-assassination-unit-which-under-cover-of-the-war-on-terror-wiped-out-an-innocent-family-with-a-missile-strike.html
•50-page report by Reprieve charity reveals Britain's involvement in killings
•Claims alleged drug traffickers, including 50 Afghans, put on the list in 2009
•GCHQ and National Crime Agency offer intelligence that leads to US strikes
•Report claims information shows Britain sanctions killing with no trial at all
British law enforcement and intelligence services have helped draw up an extra-judicial ‘kill list’ to assassinate the world’s most wanted terrorists and drug smugglers in foreign countries.
The sensational claims, which raise disturbing questions about Britain’s involvement in the targeting of aircraft and drone strikes, will be revealed in a 50-page report by the Reprieve human rights charity to be published tomorrow.
It will state that the UK has been a key, long-standing partner in America’s ‘shoot to kill’ policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, targeting not only alleged terrorists, but also supposed drug traffickers, and earmarking them for drone and missile strikes – often on the basis of unsubstantiated ‘intelligence’ which has never been tested in court.
Although the top secret ‘kill list’ has been in existence for years and is continually revised, Britain’s contribution has never been sanctioned by Parliament.
The startling evidence, drawn from leaked official documents, reveals the two agencies involved are the electronic eavesdropping organisation GCHQ, and the Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), now rebranded as the National Crime Agency (NCA).
The leaked documents reveal:
The assassination list was known as the ‘Joint Prioritized Effects List’;
Alleged drug traffickers, including 50 Afghans, were first put on the kill list in 2009;SOCA and GCHQ have worked closely with US secret intelligence agencies to identify targets;
Britain’s Joint Narcotics Analysis Centre in London helped direct strikes in Afghanistan;The targets’ codenames include obscure Scottish towns and British rock bands, such as Judas Priest;
An innocent Afghan family was wiped out in a missile strike after one of the men was apparently mistaken for a member of the Taliban on the kill list. (Article continues.)
The PDF report can be assessed in this link:
UK Accused of Helping Draw Up Secret NATO 'Kill List' of Terrorists and Drug Traffickers
https://news.vice.com/article/uk-accused-of-helping-draw-up-secret-nato-kill-list-of-terrorists-and-drug-traffickers
British law enforcement and intelligence agencies have contributed for years to a secret NATO "kill list" of suspected terrorists and drug traffickers, according to a new report.
Evidence drawn from court and from documents leaked by Edward Snowden, which has been compiled in a 50-page report by human rights charity Reprieve, indicates that Britain has been a key partner for the US in drawing up targets for extra-judicial killings in drone and aircraft strikes in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which have killed civilians.
The claims pile pressure on the UK government to explain its role in secret kill-or-capture lists, understood to inform special operations, following revelations published by VICE News on Thursday that UK intelligence contributed to a kill list in Yemen. Former US ambassador to Yemen Stephen Seche was among a number of officials who told VICE News that British sources helped compile a "targeting list" in the region.
Now two senior British members of parliament (MPs) have called for an inquiry into Britain's role in the assassination lists.
"The suggestion a British policing agency should provide intelligence to enable the deliberate killing of drug dealers challenges principles at the heart of British law enforcement," independent MP David Davis told the Mail On Sunday. "The Government must explain precisely what it has authorised and initiate an inquiry."
"This report raises extremely serious concerns and cannot be ignored," added shadow home secretary Andy Burnham MP.
The Nato Joint Prioritized Effects List (JPEL) — a list of individuals in Afghanistan who coalition forces try to capture or kill, or just kill — was first exposed by German newspaper Der Spiegel in 2014 following a release of documents leaked by Edward Snowden, the whistleblower from the US' National Security Agency (NSA). The documents date from 2009, but it is not known how long the 669-name JPEL had been in existence.
Snowden released a copy of the JPEL, and a crucial piece of evidence in the form of a 2010 article from the National Security Agency's internal magazine, SID Today. The "top secret" classified article describes the work of FGS2F — an NSA unit in Atlanta — in supporting counter-narcotics operations, and confirms the involvement of the UK intelligence agency GCHQ and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA, now the National Crime Agency (NCA)) in drawing up the kill list.
It states that the unit "and its colleagues at GCHQ has provided real-time intelligence to over 20 counter-narcotics operations, netting thousands of kilograms of drugs, detainees and weapons." One of the operations supported by FGS2F was the largest single drug seizure in history — amounting to 237 tons of hashish.
The report lists colleagues "located at GCHQ, the Joint Narcotics Analysis Centre London (JNAC), and the Interagency Operations Coordination Centre (IOCC) in Kabul."
The article describes a convoy led by a "primary target" named as Mullah Multan was hit by a strike as he drove from his home in Pakistan: "Though Mullah Multan survived the strike... he suffered the loss of over 3 tons of opium along with six of his cohorts."
Drug traffickers were first added to the JPEL list in 2009, "allowing them to be targeted for strikes. In October 2008, Nato defence ministers agreed narcotics trafficking networks were legitimate targets for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), due to the traffickers' ties to the insurgency."
The targeted killing of serious criminals — as opposed to terrorists — may not be supported by international human rights law, which only permits the use of lethal force outside of armed conflict situations if it is strictly necessary to save human life.
A 2013 British High Court legal action brought by Afghan bank executive Habib Rahman over the killing of several of his family members in a 2010 air strike brought the first claims of UK police involvement in the JPEL.
NATO forces launched a missile strike against a convoy in Takhar province, believing they were targeting an insurgent leader. But instead of hitting a man called Muhammad Amin, an alleged member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, the missile killed five men who were relatives of Rahman.
Amin was subsequently seen alive, and Rahman mounted a legal challenge which stated that information from SOCA was used to help the US military decide whom to target.
The case revealed the existence of a 2009 Senate Foreign Relations Committee report, which claimed SOCA was closely involved in the drawing up of the JPEL.
The Senate report's lead author, Douglas Frantz — then a top aide to John Kerry — said in a statement that he was a witness to briefings that left him in no doubt of SOCA's involvement. (Article continues.)
Another article here:
Britain's top secret kill list: How British police backed by GCHQ fed names of drug lords to a US assassination unit, which - under cover of the war on terror - wiped out an innocent family with a missile strike
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3531814/Britain-s-secret-kill-list-British-police-backed-GCHQ-fed-names-drug-lords-assassination-unit-cover-war-terror-wiped-innocent-family-missile-strike.html
Back dated article by RT - dated 9 Nov, 2015:
Tightening noose? British views on the death penalty 50yrs since abolition
https://www.rt.com/uk/321342-death-penalty-abolition-anniversary/
Despite its abolition in Britain five decades ago, opinion remains divided over the ethics and viability of the death penalty.
(Things generally happen in three's - so what's the next "leaked" secret?)
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