Tuesday, November 22, 2005
Straw asks US to answer claims that it runs secret jails for terror suspects
Telegraph | News | Straw asks US to answer claims that it runs secret jails for terror suspects: "Jack Straw, the Foreign Secretary, has been obliged by European Union colleagues to write to the United States government, seeking a reaction to reports that Washington has been running illegal secret prisons in Europe, where terrorist suspects may have been tortured.
Britain holds the rotating presidency of the EU until the end of the year. In that role the Government agreed to write to the Bush administration, at the request of several foreign ministers during a meeting in Brussels on Monday, a British presidency spokesman said."
Britain holds the rotating presidency of the EU until the end of the year. In that role the Government agreed to write to the Bush administration, at the request of several foreign ministers during a meeting in Brussels on Monday, a British presidency spokesman said."
