Comments on: Did Hillary Clinton Threaten UK Over Binyam Mohamed Torture Disclosure?

By: Andrew Milner

Andrew Milner — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:21:51 +0000

Let the truth be told and justice be done though the heavens fall.

By: Did Hillary Clinton Threaten UK Over Binyam Mohamed Torture Disclosure? by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:57:17 +0000

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By: Andrew Milner

Andrew Milner — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:05:41 +0000

Don’t do the crime if you can’t wear the slime, Amerika pals.

By: george in toronto canada

george in toronto canada — Tue, 26 May 2009 18:36:26 +0000

Just as it was in Bill Clinton’s time and now in Obama’s presidency, Hillary Rodenhurst Clinton,calls the shots and is the Big Boss of America. Just as Big Cheese Cheney controlled Young Bush,Hillary is in charge :^(

By: the talking dog

the talking dog — Tue, 26 May 2009 16:49:20 +0000

Secretary Clinton is kind of “just the messenger” here, assuming she has anything to do with the message at all. Policy decisions are being made at the pleasure of the White House; we have no reason to think otherwise.

On the one hand, there is still a strong case to be made that at this still very early stage of his presidency, Barack Obama needs to be cautious and “pragmatic,” if for no other reason, to keep the military and intel apparatuses on his side, and under his control.

On the other hand, having taken so much effort to convince so many of us of his intentions to respect the rule of law and ridden that support into electoral success (at the expense of, among others, Mrs. Clinton), we are justly disappointed that the new management under President Obama seems to be adopting policies that are so hard to distinguish from the predecessor administration (which candidate Obama derided before becoming President Obama).

By: Connie L. Nash

Connie L. Nash — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:44:44 +0000

Let’s hope that the current and recent items on Binyam Mohamed will soon come more fully to light – because surely suspicions will continue to be raised as to why US/British officials want to keep the lid closed tight. Surely when the truth is out, there is yet more top damning information to help close down not only GTMO but to be much more clear about any more such torture “black holes” anywhere. See Human Rights Watch today on Jordan, for example.
And support Senator Feingold’s probe on prolonged detention at a planned June Judiciary Committee. http://www.oneheartforpeace.blogspot.com

Perhaps this following submission should be way down the list of posts but since I found this on today’s afterdowningstreet home page and this further confirms Andy’s breaking story – I thought you’d appreciate seeing yet another. (there should have been – maybe still will be – many more such confirming pieces out in the media – mainstream and otherwise) By the way, Robert Naiman is doing some really good work with his Just Foreign Policy group and his free emailed reports are regular and well-researched.

http://www.afterdowningstreet.org/node/42978I
IraqTortureGate: Powell Denies Knowing He Used Tortured Evidence for UN Case Submitted by Robert_Naiman on Tue, 2009-05-26 12:29.

The most damning credible allegation to emerge regarding the Bush Administration is arguably that Dick Cheney and other Bush Administration officials ordered the use of torture to produce false evidence of a connection between Iraq and al-Qaida to justify the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Lawrence Wilkerson, who was chief of staff at the State Department under Colin Powell, recently wrote,as the administration authorized harsh interrogation in April and May of 2002 – well before the Justice Department had rendered any legal opinion – its principal priority for intelligence was not aimed at pre-empting another terrorist attack on the U.S. but discovering a smoking gun linking Iraq and al-Qa’ida.

Wilkerson cited the case of detainee Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, whose tortured testimony was crucial for building the case for war, and was cited in Powell’s speech to the UN.