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Memos reveal Tony Blair accepted Guantanamo rendition

Secret government memos suggest that Tony Blair ordered the Foreign Office to allow British terrorism suspects to be transported to Guantanamo Bay.

The documents were released as part of the civil court case being pursued by Binyam Mohamed, the former Guantanamo prisoner.

They reveal that Mr Blair, then Prime Minister, personally overruled the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s demand for consular access to British prisoners....

Read entire article at Telegraph (UK)