Contradiction: 9/24/13 secret rendition jet and 9/27/13 Obama statement on Snowden

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35. Hmmm. Actually, the term "rendition" in its standard use means an extradition-like transfer,

and the various sorts of under-the-table wink-wink-nudge-nudge not-officially-recognized covert transfers or snatch-and-grabs practiced by the Bush regime are standardly described as "extraordinary rendition" to emphasize their unusual, irregular, and altogether-iffy character under international standards. I rather suspect the Bush thugs deliberately set out to blur this distinct and, in their communications with other countries, insisted on describing their extraordinary renditions as renditions in the ordinary sense: it would be quite in keeping with their I-think-I'll-poke-my-finger-in-your-eye style of diplomatic relations

The plane in question here N977GA has, in the past, been claimed to be involved with the extraordinary renditions of the Bush-era. If it were, its identification as such would have limited its usefulness in covert operations. It seems to have been transferred to the DoJ late in the last Bush years

The point of my post upthread is that the DoJ is regularly involved in ordinary rendition activities: on average, something like 17 persons a week are extradited to the US, and this could explain why this DoJ plane is regularly seen in Europe, as I have documented downthread

If you wish to contemplate the theory that the plane was sent to seize Snowden, then, of course, you need to consider why it apparently ended at Copenhagen, over 1500 km from Moscow