New York Times editorial: "Seven Paragraphs"

February 14, 2010:

There are times when governments fight to keep documents secret to protect sensitive intelligence or other vital national security interests. And there are times when they are just trying to cover up incompetence, misbehavior or lawbreaking.

Last week, when a British court released secret intelligence material relating to the torture allegations of a former Guantánamo prisoner, Binyam Mohamed, it was clear that the second motive had been in play when both the Bush and the Obama administrations and some high-ranking British officials tried to prevent the disclosure. . . . (continued)

"UK Judges Compare Binyam Mohamed's Torture to That of Abu Zubaydah"

By Andy Worthington, truthout.org, November 25, 2009.

"British High Court rejects U.S./British cover-up of torture evidence"

By Glenn Greenwald, Salon.com, October 17, 2009.

Freed Detainee Tells of Abuse by U.S.

Freed Detainee in U.K. Tells of Abuse by U.S., Washington Post, February 24, 2009.

Binyam Mohamed's beatings

Revealed: Full horror of Binyam Mohamed's beatings, World news, The Observer, February 22, 2009.