Denial may be a contagious disease, as evidenced by the disturbing parallel between former President George W. Bush and Jonathan Evans, head of the UK’s MI5 security service: Both denied using torture.
Given the recent revelation that Evans knew about CIA torture tactics used on Binyam Mohamed—despite parliamentary testimony to the contrary—it seems that Britain’s loyalty to the United States is more important than its defense human rights.
Across the Pond, Another Bush-Era Torture Denial—and Revelation
In addition to using firearms to attack Palestinians, settlers and Israeli forces also torched hundreds of...
