US 'Threatens' Britain

[Paragon]

Downing Street says it is not aware of a threat by the US to withdraw cooperation over terrorist intelligence.

 

The judgment relates to a terror suspect currently being held at Guantanamo Bay

 

Earlier, two senior judges revealed the Foreign Office had said the US government put pressure on the UK to suppress evidence of allegations of torture of a British resident.

 

But the Prime Minister's spokesman said: "I'm not aware of any such threat.

 

"We have a very strong intelligence relationship with the US and this will continue."

 

In a judgment released this afternoon Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Justice Lloyd Jones said the US had threatened to withdraw cooperation over terrorist intelligence and "the public of the United Kingdom would be put at risk".

 

Former shadow home secretary David Davis demanded a Commons statement from the Government on the ruling, calling it "a matter of utmost national importance".

 

The judgment involves 31-year-old Binyam Mohamed who was arrested in Pakistan in 2002 and has been held by the US at Guantanamo Bay since September 2004.

 

He alleges the evidence against him is based on confessions extracted by torture and ill treatment - claims denied by the US authorities.

 

Last August the same two judges said in their initial ruling that MI5 had participated in the unlawful interrogation of Mr Mohamed, an Ethiopian national.

 

 

 

Binyam Mohamed

 

They held that the UK Government was under a duty to disclose evidence which it held about the treatment of Mohamed after his detention in Pakistan.

 

But the court's judgment at that time did not disclose the details supplied by the US intelligence services pending further argument over the security issues involved.

 

Today the judges were giving their ruling on an application by the media for those details to be restored to the original judgment and made public.

 

The judges said: "The suppression of reports of wrongdoing by officials (in circumstances which cannot in any way affect national security) would be inimical to the rule of law and the proper functioning of a democracy.

 

"Championing the rule of law, not suppressing it, is the cornerstone of a democracy."

 

But they said that in the opinion of the Foreign Secretary David Miliband there is a real risk that, if the information was released, then "the US Government, by its review of the shared intelligence arrangements, could inflict on the citizens of the United Kingdom a very considerable increase in the dangers they face at a time when a serious terrorist threat still pertains".

 

The judges also said Mr Miliband had informed them that the new President would not change the position of the previous government.

 

The Prime Minister's spokesman said: "We have not engaged with the new US administration on the details of this case"

 

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[Paragon]

This is getting out of hand...

[N.O.R.F]

^No comment from Milliband yet. They are working on a statement (they're probably ding alot o running around in the process) so expect it tomorrow before the Labur spin machine goes into action. Where is Alistair Campbell when you need him dhe!

[Paragon]

Lol. Well they are trying to be as careful as they can now. Because Labour's also facing that 'British jobs for British people' slogan. That was made even more worse when Brown today at the PM questions used economic 'depression' instead of recession. As usual, Cameron was quick to blast him .

[chubacka]

that man is a walking, talking hazard.

[Che -Guevara]

Misleading title...I thought it was about time we b*tch slap Britian for no reason than having them giving Simon Cowel or other obnoxious Brits (What's the name of that chef).

[chubacka]

Gordon Ramsey?

 

An u lot r in no place to talk about exporting rubbish.

[Faheema.]

Originally posted by Norf 2:

^No comment from Milliband yet. They are working on a statement (they're probably ding alot o running around in the process) so expect it tomorrow before the Labur spin machine goes into action. Where is Alistair Campbell when you need him dhe!

I flicked over (after Everton scored ) to news night and he was on, mumbling something or other. Britain is on a tight leash, nothing new really.

[Jacaylbaro]

Nonsense ...........

[nuune]

I flicked over (after Everton scored )

Naga aamus yaa Faheema, scorin the dyin minute doesn't mean Everton are great, 10 men Lpool ay 90+30 ka reyn waayeen oo Garrerd out ahaa, Torres out ahaa.

 

 

You Evertonian warlord