Just blogging as part of the Amnesty International initiative today 'Bloggers Unite'. Really just a very quick observation, sorry it couldn't be more substantial.
Remember recently when David Miliband admitted that the Government had become aware of the passage of rendition flights through Diego Garcia? Diego Garcia is British dependent territory but essentially an American/British military base (and intelligence hub) in the Indian Ocean.
Well there are still unanswered questions about who amongst the Secret Intelligence Service and British Officials knew about the flight and when they became aware? In other words, did they refrain from telling their political or official masters and in so doing create 'deniability' for politicians like Mr Miliband?
I thought I would just highlight an official answer in Parliament today by Foreign Office Minister Meg Munn. It is interesting because it not a categorical denial, only a denial of knowledge at ministerial level at this time:
Mr. Tyrie: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 21 April 2008, Official Report, column 1713W, on Diego Garcia: rendition, whether any UK official met each of the two individuals during their detention. [203522]Click the picture above to blog in unison on human rights issues.Meg Munn [holding answer 6 May 2008]: We have no information to suggest that the two individuals concerned met UK officials during their detention.
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