Dilemmas Revealed In US-UK Relationship

Posted on Thursday, July 26 at 18:03 by jensonj
But the ISC report reveals aspects of the usually close Anglo-American intelligence relationship that are "surprising and concerning". These tensions have centred on the evolving US policy of rendition - the transferring detainees from one country to another, in some cases to stand trial, in other cases to US military detention or even to third countries for interrogation - and its alleged mistreatment. This policy has meant that for British intelligence "ethical dilemmas are not confined to countries with poor track records on human rights - the UK now has some ethical dilemmas with our closest ally " because of "very different legal guidelines and ethical approaches". Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6916371.stm Published: 2007/07/25 17:45:51 GMT

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