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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 07:47 PM
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Binyam Mohamed held by Met Police
 
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Back in Britian, talking to police and detained under the terrorism act.
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fascisthunter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 07:52 PM
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1. I Don't Like this Gestapo Shit
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 07:52 PM by fascisthunter
do openly and transparently... this is not supposed to be a dictatorship.
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 07:56 PM
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2. Transparency would be good.
Britian, like us, has enacted some draconian procedures. I'm also pretty sure American pressure on Britian to keep his testimony quiet is being applied.
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chill_wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 08:46 PM
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3. K & R. They will try to shut him up, for sure,
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 08:48 PM by chill_wind
but I don't see how they're going to be able to put this mess back in the box at this point.
It's really out there, and getting bigger.

In UK, Torture Allegations Mount

http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/02/21/binyam-mohameds-coming-home-from-guantanamo-as-torture-allegations-mount/



Attorney General considering criminal investigation over Binyam Mohamed case


The Attorney General, Baroness Scotland, is considering launching a criminal investigation into whether MI5 agents were complicit in the alleged torture of British terror suspect Binyam Mohamed.


Last Updated: 8:07PM GMT 17 Feb 2009

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/4682866/Attorney-General-considering-criminal-investigation-over-Binyam-Mohamed-case.html

In August...

High Court rules against UK and US in case of Guantánamo torture victim Binyam Mohamed


http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2008/08/30/high-court-rules-against-uk-and-us-in-case-of-guantanamo-torture-victim-binyam-mohamed/


Many more articles in a long series about this high profile case at this UK website:

http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/category/binyam-mohamed/
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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:33 PM
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4. This will land in International courts trying US torturers.
Edited on Mon Feb-23-09 09:33 PM by L. Coyote
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chill_wind Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-23-09 09:55 PM
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5. Meant to rec this. n/t
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mmonk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-24-09 07:37 AM
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6. Kicking is fine.
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