US denies 'wild' Assange claims of witch-hunt

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57. In actual fact, we do not know the story of the UK's cooperation with Bush II on such matters

due to the UK's Official Secrets Act. A number of people, including members of Parliament, have been attempting for years, with only slight success, to discover to what extent the UK cooperated with Bush II's illegal rendition programs. The original official story was that there was no connection; then the UK admitted to allowing two (!) flights to refuel at Diego Garcia; later, having originally denied it, the UK admitted it had allowed rendition flights to us UK airspace; stone-walling continues

We may simply know more about the Swedish case because Sweden has a much more transparent government than the UK. The Swedes should certainly have known better than to rely on Egyptian assurances, given Egypt's record: it was a mistake that had severe consequences for the men handed over, and for that reason alone it should not be minimized. Although Sweden made this disgraceful mistake in late 2001, only a few months after 9/11, many other European governments cooperated substantially in criminal renditions of the Bush era over an extended period

A few links:

Kenyans allege British involvement in rendition and torture in Uganda
Claims by two Muslims accused of role in bomb attack during 2010 World Cup date from after coalition came to power
Ian Cobain
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 24 April 2012 17.34 EDT
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/24/kenyans-allege-british-involvement-rendition

CIA wins fight to keep MPs in dark on rendition
Court keeps UK role secret – as No 10 calls for police to question Labour ministers
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Cahal Milmo
Nigel Morris
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cia-wins-fight-to-keep-mps-in-dark-on-rendition-7631357.html