Lid coming off on British involvement in torture at Guantanamo. They just couldn't miss out on doing a bit of waterboarding
According to two high court judges [Justices Thomas and Lloyd Jones] 'grave threats' were made by the US against the British Judiciary and state in general. The US said joint intelligence cooperation would be in danger - and specifically that this would include information related to national security. BBC TV's flagship Newsnight programme asks if British court report was re-written by Washington. Binyam Mohamed, a British resident and an innocent man, is still languishing in Guantanamo Bay. Of the over 500 people released so far from the torture camp only three, according to the security services, have been 'involved' in 'terror related activities'.
From the BBC
'No torture pressure' - Miliband
David Miliband said the UK government would not authorise torture
David Miliband has disputed claims by two judges that the US threatened to stop sharing intelligence with the UK over an alleged torture case.
In a ruling, the judges said the US had forced the UK to suppress information about Binyam Mohamed, a former UK resident who claims he was tortured.
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