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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 03:11 PM
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Miliband told to come clean over claim Government asked for U.S. help to cover up 'Guantanamo tortur
Source: UK Daily Mail

David Miliband is under growing pressure to come clean over 'disturbing' claims the Government asked for U.S. help to cover up the alleged torture of a British resident being held at Guantanamo Bay.

The Foreign Secretary was urged to explain fully the circumstances surrounding a letter from the Americans which persuaded High Court judges to suppress crucial evidence about the treatment of Binyam Mohamed.

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On Monday Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague wrote a strongly-worded letter demanding Mr Miliband clarify claims the Foreign Office asked George W Bush's administration to help prevent publication of details of Mohamed's alleged ordeal.

The U.S. State Department sent a letter insisting that 'intelligence sharing' could be seriously damaged if information about the 30-year-old's treatment was published - potentially jeopardising Britain's national security.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1147079/Miliband-told-come-clean-claim-Government-asked-U-S-help-cover-Guantanamo-torture-Briton.html
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downindixie Donating Member (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 03:27 PM
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1. Drip,Drip,Drip
Sooner or later!
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dipsydoodle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-16-09 05:45 PM
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2. Miliband
is a nasty little shit.
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