Friday, December 16, 2005
Another Complete Non-Answer from the Govt
Jack Straw seems to be competing with Condi Rice about who can say the most but actually say the least. After the "we do not torture" waste-of-hot air coming out her mouth, Jack Straw now gives us his reassurances regarding rendition:-
So all he's saying is "there are no records". Apart from every other reason that this sentence is worth absolutely nothing, is the fact that this is the whole point - they did it without anyone knowing! Why does he bother speaking if this is all he can say? We can only hope that his henchmen didn't decide to keep their eyes closed (literally) while looking for such records.
More details here in the article from the BBC.
"There are no records of the CIA flying terror suspects through the UK to face torture, so we won't have an enquiry."
So all he's saying is "there are no records". Apart from every other reason that this sentence is worth absolutely nothing, is the fact that this is the whole point - they did it without anyone knowing! Why does he bother speaking if this is all he can say? We can only hope that his henchmen didn't decide to keep their eyes closed (literally) while looking for such records.
More details here in the article from the BBC.
