Britain and US in rift over terrorist prisoners...
...says the headline of this article in the Daily Telegraph.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said: "prisoners, regardless of their technical status, should be treated humanely and in accordance with customary international law."
Former Foreign Secretary Robin Cook called Don Rumsfeld a "man of robust views."
Two former Labour ministers "questioned whether the treatment of the captives accorded with the Geneva convention."
Downing Street "urged critics not to 'rush to judgment.'"
I know that, being English, these gentlemen are prohibited from expressing their views except in the form of cryptic understatement, but... this is a rift?
Posted by Dr. Frank at January 21, 2002 12:45 AM | TrackBack