Friday, October 16, 2009

MI5 Chief Jonathan Evans Defends 'Torture Intelligence'

Jonathan Evans, Director-General of MI5.
(Manchester Evening News/Reuters)

From Times Online:

The Director General of MI5 has issued a powerful defence of Britain's co-operation with intelligence agencies in America and other countries accused of the abuse and torture of detainees, saying they had stopped "many attacks" in the aftermath of the September 11 strikes.

Speaking for the first time about charges of MI5 complicity in the abuse of suspects overseas, Jonathan Evans said Britain had had to get overseas help at the time of the strikes on New York's World Trade Centre as its own knowledge of al Qaeda was inadequate and the terrorist network might have hit again "imminently".

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My Comment: I would love to know what information he is talking about that has assisted MI5 in stopping terrorist attacks.

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