The 31-year-old claims he was handcuffed and hooded,and put on a so-called rendition flight to Egypt that he and others believe refueled for 30 minutes on the British island of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean.
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The researchers wanted to observe the impact on New Zealand gloxinia of these disappearing bird populations and so compared the situation onthe mainland with that of three nearby island bird sanctuaries where the birds remain abundant.