Jack Straw

RENDITION CASE: Commander Takes Legal Action Against Former FM

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 04.18.2012

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LONDON — Lawyers for a Libyan military commander said Wednesday they are taking civil legal action against Britain's former foreign secretary ov...

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Reality Check: The MEK and the Guardian's Credibility Gap

Ali Safavi | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ali Safavi

An article published by The Guardian on the principal Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq, is jam-packed with first-grade logical blunders and topped with dubious historical analogies.

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UK Sought Rendition of British Nationals to Guantanamo; Tony Blair Directly Involved

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Andy Worthington

Previously classified documents reveal how the Labour government was happy for British nationals and residents seized in Afghanistan and Pakistan to be rendered to Guantánamo.

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No Thank You, Mr. Straw

Daniel Machover | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Machover

In criminal cases, a prosecution will be dropped if a defendant and a criminal jury might end up seeing intercept material, given that such persons "have not been cleared for these purposes."

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Britain's Silent Conservative Movement

Emily Henry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Emily Henry

Britain is tearing up its socialist roots and traversing a path back to conservatism. For those who feel sidelined in the immigration debate, the BNP has become a solution - albeit an extreme one.

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UK Official: Oil Did Play A Major Role In Lockerbie Talks

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — Trade and oil considerations played a major role in the decision to include the Lockerbie bomber in a prisoner transfer agreement betwe...

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Transsexual To Be Transferred To Women's Prison

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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LONDON — A British court issued a landmark ruling Friday, allowing a transsexual prisoner serving life for manslaughter and attempted rape to be...

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Jack Straw Denies Claims That Lockerbie Bomber Megrahi Was Released For Libyan Oil

The Guardian | Michael White and Severin Carrell | Posted 05.25.2011

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The justice secretary, Jack Straw, today denied fresh allegations that he gave the Scottish government the green light to release Abdelbaset al-Megrah...

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Great Train Robber Biggs Refused Parole

The Independent | Mark Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been refused parole for being unrepentant about his crime, making it is almost certain he will die in prison. The...

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