January 21, 2002

Britain and US in rift

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