The Russia’s Foreign Ministry may feel outraged now but if media reports of this case are accurate, this pilot, and his associates, had been arrested in the African country of Liberia in May 2010 and were then “rendered” to the United States [through extraordinary rendition program]. But apparently the Russia’s authorities had no idea of this man’s arrest and transfer to the U.S until few days ago? Why this is the case? And why the media is not exploring this aspect of the arrest of this pilot? I am sorry to read that the Russians are now discovering the U.S acts “unlawfully” almost at will. I am sure the Russians have known this aspect of the U.S, only the Russians thought the U.S is now their dear friend and only citizens from weak and poor countries can be subjected to the U.S system of arbitrary justice. I call this a false outrage, an utter hypocrisy.

The Russia’s Foreign Ministry may feel outraged now but if media reports of this case are accurate, this pilot, and his associates, had been arrested in the African country of Liberia in May 2010 and were then “rendered” to the United States [through extraordinary rendition program]. But apparently the Russia’s authorities had no idea of this man’s arrest and transfer to the U.S until few days ago? Why this is the case? And why the media is not exploring this aspect of the arrest of this pilot? I am sorry to read that the Russians are now discovering the U.S acts “unlawfully” almost at will. I am sure the Russians have known this aspect of the U.S, only the Russians thought the U.S is now their dear friend and only citizens from weak and poor countries can be subjected to the U.S system of arbitrary justice. I call this a false outrage, an utter hypocrisy.

The Russia’s Foreign Ministry may feel outraged now but if media reports of this case are accurate, this pilot, and his associates, had been arrested in the African country of Liberia in May 2010 and were then “rendered” to the United States [through extraordinary rendition program]. But apparently the Russia’s authorities had no idea of this man’s arrest and transfer to the U.S until few days ago? Why this is the case? And why the media is not exploring this aspect of the arrest of this pilot? I am sorry to read that the Russians are now discovering the U.S acts “unlawfully” almost at will. I am sure the Russians have known this aspect of the U.S, only the Russians thought the U.S is now their dear friend and only citizens from weak and poor countries can be subjected to the U.S system of arbitrary justice. I call this a false outrage, an utter hypocrisy.

"Moscow believes the actions of US agents violate international laws, the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations and the 1964 bilateral consular convention." --------------------------- Moscow should be aware that 3 musketeers at their meeting on the Island off Africa declared international laws NULL and VOID, the world has been and is being ruled by the law of might since then, once in a while when they manage to twist arms and force their will on members of "security" council of the so called UN they use them to legitimize their crimes and robberies.

The Russia’s Foreign Ministry may feel outraged now but if media reports of this case are accurate, this pilot, and his associates, had been arrested in the African country of Liberia in May 2010 and were then “rendered” to the United States [through extraordinary rendition program]. But apparently the Russia’s authorities had no idea of this man’s arrest and transfer to the U.S until few days ago? Why this is the case? And why the media is not exploring this aspect of the arrest of this pilot? I am sorry to read that the Russians are now discovering the U.S acts “unlawfully” almost at will. I am sure the Russians have known this aspect of the U.S, only the Russians thought the U.S is now their dear friend and only citizens from weak and poor countries can be subjected to the U.S system of arbitrary justice. I call this a false outrage, an utter hypocrisy.

I find it interesting that nothing is mentioned of any real evidence against this man. While it may or may not be true that he was trasporting controlled substances I fail to see how the USA should be involved. And why bring him here to USA? Whose laws did he violate? Liberia's laws? Then try him in Liberia. It just doesn't make much sense.

I also find it hyprocritical of the US to try a man for drug running when they themselves and other high American institution and corporations are documented to be the biggest drug runners in the WORLD! For crying outloud, they even have the US army guarding their poppy crops in Afghanistan. This is how US funds many black projects and also how they get real cash instead of just sums on the computers.

The United States owns the world and every man woman and child on the planet must goose step I mean abide by the laws and whims [scratch that] of The United States of America. Get over it. When The US House of Representatives, the US Senate and the Supreme Commander, Mr. President of the USof(self-righteous)A change the rules, you, the world, will be duly notified. Meanwhile, mind your own business and get back to work. The United Evil Empire of America has spoken. The Empire has killing sprees - - I mean wars to fight including a "war on drugs". It's not the Empire's fault the American people are so unhappy, they resort to any means of escape - including drugs. It's the South American suppliers and anyone involved with keeping American noses anywhere but the grindstone who are el problemo and if we stop them [the supply side]everything will be good as apple pie and Amerika can get back to watching television and drinking Coke and working. No mo' drugs. Get this story right for chrissakes. Now goose step to the American anthem you people! and sing "....god bless america's world from each and every sea to each and every shining sea...." Amenn.

usa explained that they pressed the wrond fax number, instead of notifiying russia they notified romania, .. hehehe, .. talk about humiliation of russia, ..you see russia, you sell iran, you become romania, .. it serves you right, .. next... the oil and gas fields in siberia, .. move along russian.. its time we make some bussines with israel and usa, .. the chosen nations, .. you can help us plunder your country, .. and i'll give you the right to take a picture with me as i eat.. for now we are "equal".. that is all you want to hear right, .. to at least listen to a lie.. how pathethic has russia become, it makes me sick...

melnickrj Thank you for being funny and ironic! I think your comment reflects on the real world of U.S unilateral global order in which rules and laws of global implications are often drafted by U.S legislators with narrow views of the world and even much narrower requite of the educational credentials in international relations, international law and international diplomacy. I saw it somewhere that less then 20% of U.S citizens- including elected U.S legislators- have valid passports. However, these legislators have the power to draft rules which the rest of the world is expected to obey! The Russians know this. So, I do not see why the Russia’s Foreign Ministry is making such a public display of its dismay of this clearly a case of illegal kidnapping extraordinary rendition involving a Russian citizen as though this is anomaly. There is another way of looking at this latest U.S provocation against a Russia. One of the key strategies of the empire of chaos is to create endless irritations for its geopolitical and geostrategic competitors. Hence, wisely, the Russians do not want to respond to all of these endless irritations. We understand this. Still, it is not credible for the Russia’s Foreign Ministry to appear so shocked by the U.S cultural of extra juridical justice. The Russians know very well the U.S culture of kidnapping, extraordinary renditions, torture, regime change, targeted assassinations and the like. The key problem for those ruling Russia at the moment is that they think the “reset” with the empire of chaos exempts Russia and Russians from the U.S. geopolitical practice of arbitrary justice!

I've been telling them that but they won't listen. Opium production went up 500% since the US invaded, and Bush cut border security funding AFTER 911. Seems he wasn't too worried about terrorists. The CIA wants a lax border so drugs they import can be smuuggled into the US. FACT: Pepsi bottling plant in Viet Nam during the war, never produced 1 bottle of Pepsi.

Khalid, Russia’s foreign Ministry characterized the U.S kidnapping of a Russian citizen as an expression of lawlessness. The following links point to more than lawlessness: they indicate the U.S military aggression is guided by desperation in the part of the U.S corporate elite. In this context, lawlessness expresses itself in terms of bullying and intimidation tactic not just kidnapping of individual citizens of foreign countries. For understandable reasons, RT is reporting less on the current U.S/South Korean military excercises taking place in the Yellow Sea. The Target of these aggressive military maneuvers is not North Korea but China. The Russians feel that silence will help them; I do feel that this is fale beleive in the part of Russia and that the empire of chaos will spread even further the current global order of chaos and widespread instabilities [already we see the empire of chaos has created chaos in Iraq, potential new war between Columbia and Venezuela, humanitarian tragedy in Palestine, an impeding war in Iran, new confrontation between North and South Koreas, expanding crisis in the Horn of Africa]. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/south-korea-north-korea http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20149 http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=20252

Moscow doesn't care about this man, all they care about is making the US look bad. If they really cared about him then they would have made this priority #1. What can you expect from a Government ran by the Russian mob and KGB people.

I thought the international drugs trade was an international issue. The CIA and DEA have overstepped their boundaries and territory again. This only shows that BIG BROTHER is an international problem too.