De Guardian bericht over onze bondgenoot in de 'war on terror': 'Judge's Anger at US Torture. Stinging comments come as America dismisses UN report on Guantánamo. A high court judge yesterday delivered a stinging attack on America, saying its idea of what constituted torture was out of step with that of "most civilized nations". The criticism, directed at the Bush administration's approach to human rights, was made by Mr Justice Collins during a hearing over the refusal by ministers to request the release of three British residents held at Guantánamo Bay. The judge said: "America's idea of what is torture is not the same as ours and does not appear to coincide with that of most civilised nations." He made his comments, he said, after learning of the UN report that said Guantánamo should be shut down without delay because torture was still being carried out there.' Lees verder: http://www.guardian.co.uk/frontpage/story/0,,1711901,00.html Desondanks werken Nederlandse militairen samen met Amerikanen in Afghanistan. Dankzij het Nederlandse parlement. Hoe lang nog?
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