Sunday, December 14, 2014

Were British Agents Present At Secret CIA Torture Sites?

Photo: Admission: Former US Air Force psychologist Dr James Mitchell

I Saw British Agents At Secret Torture Sites, Says Boss Of CIA's Brutal Interrogation Programme -- Daily Mail

* Dr James Mitchell was responsible for devising waterboarding methods
* Said: 'I would see (British) special operations people at sites I would visit'
* Comes as other allegations point to British knowledge of CIA programme
* MI6 agent who reported abuse by Americans was ordered not to intervene
* Lord West also said British agents could have been present during torture
* Report by Senate Intelligence Committee did not implicate MI5 or Secret Intelligence Service

The man at the centre of the CIA’s brutal interrogation regime has revealed British agents were present at torture sites around the world where detainees were questioned.

The admission by former US Air Force psychologist Dr James Mitchell comes after an explosive report by the Senate Intelligence Committee appeared to go to great lengths not to implicate MI5 or the Secret Intelligence Service in the torture programme.

Mitchell, 62, who went by the alias Grayson Swigert, not only personally carried out countless torture sessions including waterboarding, on detainees, but was also responsible for devising the methods used.

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More News On Reports That British Agents Were Present At Secret CIA Torture Sites

British spies may have been present at some CIA torture sessions, former security minister suggests -- The Telegraph
How mired in torture was Britain? As it emerges UK made 24 bids to suppress evidence, demands grow for judge-led inquiry into UK’s complicity -- Daily Mail
Downing Street admits: CIA torture report redacted at request of British spies -- The Telegraph
US hid UK links in CIA torture report at request of British spy agencies -- The Guardian
British intel asked for CIA torture report redactions, Downing St admits -- RT
British MPs want access to redacted parts of CIA torture report -- Al Arabiya/AFP
British MPs ask for redacted material in US Senate torture report -- Financial Times
British agents may have known of ‘odd case’ of CIA torture, says Lord West -- The Guardian
British torture inquiry ‘not afraid to embarrass PM’ -- The Guardian
Britain condemns torture, but it 'picks the fruit' -- The Independent

My Comment: I cannot help but sense that everyone in the U.S., the U.K., and elsewhere .... they are all now positioning themselves for this .... Explosive Senate torture report could open floodgates for costly lawsuits against United States, Britain and other allies complicit in programme, experts warn (Daily Mail)

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