Reply #9: Here is some info on the plane the Herald Tribune describes:

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Interesting that there is no obvious registration to this Lasher person.


I found this info below on the plane that spirited the Canadian citizen of Syrian descent, Maher Arar, to Rome and then on to Jordan on or about 8-10-02. This man was held and reportedly tortured for more than a year, then released in 10-03.

This plane had a tail # of N829MG, which was later changed to N259SK.

__3. N829MG-N259SK
A Gulfstream III (Grumman G-1159A), this plane carried Canadian national Maher Arar from the US to Jordan, where he was transferred overland to Syria. He was tortured during 13 months of detention without charge, and was released in October 2003. The plane has also made over 100 trips to Guantánamo Bay. There are 380 relevant FAA recorded landings or takeoffs between March 2001 and May 2005.
Registration: registered by MJG Aviation in October 2000 in Florida; the company dissolved July 2004. MJG’s owner also owned Presidential Aviation, a company first registered in Florida in 1998 and dissolved November 2004. The aircraft was re-registered as 259SK in March 2004 by S&K Aviation LLC. S&K Aviation was first registered in Florida in December 2003 and is an active company with a registered agent.__Range and capacity: average range of 3,715 nautical miles. The aircraft can transport up to 22 passengers, but it is usually configured for 10/12 people. ___Destinations: Recorded movements of N829MG-N259SK include landings and take offs from the following airports:__
COUNTRY CITY/AIRPORT PASSAGES THROUGH THE AIRPORT
Belgium Antwerp 1
Canada Gander, Newfoundland 10
France Le Bourget 2
Germany Frankfurt 1
Germany Frankfurt-Hahn 1
Germany Nurnberg 1
Ireland Shannon 2
Italy Rome 3
Jordan Amman 2
Netherlands Amsterdam 2
Netherlands Groningen 1
Portugal Santa Maria (Azores) 6
Spain Malaga 2
United Kingdom Biggin Hill 2
United Kingdom Hamilton US Naval Air Station, Bermuda 6
United Kingdom Londonderry 2
United Kingdom Providenciales (Turks and Caicos) 7
United States of America Guantánamo Bay US Naval Air Station, Cuba 2
United States of America Teterboro 3
United States of America Washington, DC 2

On edit: Here is the link to a full report from Amnesty International on these flights.

Below the radar: Secret flights to torture and ‘disappearance’ Dated 5 April 2006


And, as underlined above, if there are 380 recorded takeoffs and landings of this plane between March 2001 and May 2005, and if some of these destinations are suspect, then this Mr. Stuart Lasher, who *bought* this plane in 2004 has some 'splainin' to do.