US hid waterboarding of 9/11 accused, says former MI5 chief

US hid waterboarding of 9/11 accused, says former MI5 chief

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MI5 had no idea that the architect of the September 11 attacks had been waterboarded when the Americans passed them intelligence from his interrogation, the former head of the Security Service has said.

Baroness Manningham-Buller said she only discovered that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed had been waterboarded 183 times when the US Justice Department released a memo last year and it was reported in the press.

She also said that MI5 had protested to the Americans about their treatment of detainees at
Speaking during a question and answer session following a lecture at the House of Lords, she a

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Here it is in black and white, the US is not to be trusted ?

No doubt US intelligence conveniently forgot to mention to MI5 that there were no apparent links between Osama Bin Laden and 911, thus dragging the UK into an illegal unjust war.

Let's hope this admission by the head of MI5 goes somewhere to help prevent Gary McKinnon being extradited to a country that indulges in the torture of prisoners.



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Knowing the present UK Government, this admission, will not stop the extraditioin of Gary Mckinnon.

This admission proves that there has never been and there is not a special relationship between the UK and the USA. The realtionship has been one sided.

I really do think the UK should rethink thier Foreign policy before they embark on another war, where the US is involved that is for sure.

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This admission proves that there has never been and there is not a special relationship between the UK and the USA. The relationship has been one sided.

Hm, perhaps the relationship goes - " You will back us all the way or you don't get your hands on what we pillage (oil and minerals) from the world".