Jacqui Smith On Counterterrorism

http://thisismylife.co.uk - The Government has been accused of dragging its feet in dealing with allegations that British intelligence were complicit in the torture of Guantanamo Bay prisoner Binyam Mohamed. Mr Mohamed's lawyers said the last thing the Government wanted was for the "truth to come out". Ethiopian-born Mr Mohamed, a British resident, used an interview to claim MI5 fed his US captors specific questions which he said led him to falsely confessing to terrorist activities.

But Home Secretary Jacqui Smith insisted that the Government did not condone or use torture.

Ms Smith told Sky News: "We absolutely oppose torture in this country. We don't condone it, we don't use it. Our international partners know that is our position and if allegations are made we will always investigate them and that will involve, if necessary, police investigations."

But Mr Mohamed's lawyers and human rights group Reprieve accused her of empty words. Reprieve founder Clive Stafford Smith said: "Pious words are all very well but what we really need is actions." (News via: The Press Association)

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• conspiracy
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• uk
• justice
• terror
• terrorism
• jacquismith
• guantanamo
• usa
• afghanistan
• pakistan
• bagram

[rocketjunkie88]

i hate this fucking cunt. has it still got a job?

[daviduk40]

Jacqui Smith and her husband Dick should be reported to the RSCPA for animal cruelty:

She's just fired a mole, and he's been spanking a monkey!

[diffusedlight]

"Face in the trough!

Hand in the till!

And with a face that'll make you feel ill!

It's Jacqui Smith!!"

[dezsanderson]

Corrupt politician......give us our money back.

[misterfishermaan]

i might become a muslim extremist.then the government will give me £50,000 a week.and i can complain if it upset my human rights and get £100,000 instead

[joneselius]

There's a reason they say things like:

"it's uttermost important that we put the PEOPLES SAFETY in our central scope"

"we have to make sure we are focusing on safety, safety, safety".

People listen, if you want Mrs Smith to come and tuck you in a bedtime too, would that help.

Wake up people, they exploit FEAR, and trust me here, FEAR is what it's ALL about, if you don't get scared, you can't be controlled. It's a fact of life.

Wake up and boot these crooks out, now.