Jack Straw Finally Remembers Something
Posted December 13th, 2005 by quarsan
The Foreign Secretary admitted for the first time that he had agreed to two rendition requests made by the US authorities under the Clinton administration while he was Home Secretary. Both were for landings in the UK related to rendition - or delivery of prisoner - flights to the United States. "This could be regarded as rendition," he said.
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Blame Clinton? Is Karl Rove
Blame Clinton? Is Karl Rove helping out the Blair gov't, now?
Well yesterday he said he'd
Well yesterday he said he'd done the most rigorous checks and hadn't found anything. He was very clear that the checks went all the way back to the 97 Labour election victory.
Today, it's oh bugger, I forgot I signed a couple...
Of course, it's far less
Of course, it's far less damaging to be accused of having a poor memory than of lying ... these people just prove that the old adage is a truth not a joke ... "How can you tell that a politician is lying ? - his lips are moving." No apologies for that - I recycle everything, even old gags !
Yes it's all coming back to
Yes it's all coming back to him now. Amazing how easily these things can slip your mind, a bit like losing your car keys I suppose.
Tomorrow I'm expecting it will be "well we might have tortured people, but only a bit."
Ame
If it quacks like a
If it quacks like a rendition ...