UK Army faces inquiry over removal of eyes of prisoners,other Iraq war crimes
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Army faces inquiry over 'Battle of Danny Boy' torture
claims<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article6926293.ece>
--Evidence indicating torture and mutilation allegedly includes
close-range bullet wounds, the removal of eyes and stab wounds,
human rights lawyers have claimed. 21 Nov 2009 Claims that British
soldiers tortured and murdered up to 20 prisoners after a battle
with Iraqi 'insurgents' are to be scrutinised at a public inquiry.
Concern that the Army covered up the most serious accusation of war
crimes that it has faced has prompted Bob Ainsworth, the Defence
Secretary, to order the independent inquiry. Mr Ainsworth is due
to tell MPs next week that the inquiry will centre on an incident
known as the Battle of Danny Boy. It took place in May 2004 and
involved soldiers from the Argyll and Southern Highlanders and the
Princess of Waless Royal Regiment... Iraqi families claim that some
of those killed had been captured alive before being tortured and
murdered by troops at Camp Abu Naji, a British base. Evidence
indicating torture and mutilation allegedly includes close-range
bullet wounds, the removal of eyes and stab wounds, human rights
lawyers have claimed.
Torture case ruling
backed<http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0125f400-d575-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html>
20 Nov 2009 Two judges reiterated yesterday that information relating
to the alleged torture of a British citizen should be published.
The High Court ruled last month, in its fifth judgment on the case,
that details relating to the interrogation of Binyam Mohamed in
Pakistan in 2002 should be released.
Passages in the judgment were cut after the judges heard argument
on behalf of David Miliband, the foreign secretary, that disclosing
the information could damage national security and intelligence-sharing
with the US. In the High Court ruling yesterday, the judges said
the passages should be restored because they were "central to an
understanding of our judgment". The Foreign Office said it was
appealing.
Britain knew CIA tortured
detainee<http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/britain-knew-cia-tort
ured-detainee-1824117.html> --Mr Mohamed alleges that his torture
included the cutting of his genitals with a razor blade. 20 Nov
2009 Britain knew that American agents were using barbaric torture
techniques on terror suspects, including British resident Binyam
Mohamed, it emerged yesterday. Secret reports sent between MI5 and
the CIA in 2002 reveal that the American security services were
using torture practices which included waterboarding, facial slaps
and stress positions. The extent of Britain's knowledge was made
clear in the latest High Court judgment in the case of Binyam
Mohamed, who claims Britain actively colluded in his torture while
he was being unlawfully held by the Americans in Morocco seven years
ago. Mr Mohamed alleges that his torture included the cutting of
his genitals with a razor blade.
Revealed: 50 oil tankers loitering off British coast as they lie
in wait for fuel price
hikes<http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1229337/Petrol-prices
-Oil-tankers-loitering-British-coast-lie-wait-price-hikes.html> --A
significant number are 'oil sharks' - tankers that have been cynically
told to wait for crude prices to be driven up before they unload
their cargo. 20 Nov 2009 More than 50 oil tankers are anchored off
Britain - pieces in a game in which the only winners are market
speculators. The losers are the millions of British motorists paying
over the odds for their petrol and diesel. After yesterday's report
in the Daily Mail on how several so-called 'oil shark' tankers were
moored near the Devon coast, dozens more vessels were revealed to
be loitering off-shore.
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