Britain in fresh row over U.S. renditions

Seattle Post Intelligencer, AP by Paisley Dodds | Feb. 26, 2009 (News Report)

Defense Secretary John Hutton told lawmakers the information was discovered after a thorough review of detentions in Iraq and Afghanistan -- an acknowledgment that seemingly contradicted previous government denials of facilitating renditions.

Hutton said some British officials knew of the transfer in 2004 and that former Foreign Secretary Jack Straw -- now the Justice Secretary -- knew since 2006. Straw's office offered no comment Thursday. Full Story »

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Topics: Torture, United Kingdom, Law Enforcement, Law, Civil Liberties, Human Rights
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 by Dwight Rousu - Mar. 1, 2009

The article reports the scandal reaction in Britain in response to authorities in the government participating in illegal renditions and covering up the fact they were in the know.

What did they think they were, Bushies?

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