British Griping on Guantanamo Bay

The British seem to be miffed about GITMO for some reason. Though the last I knew, there were no British detainees there.

International terrorism could be fuelled by anger over the US detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, the Government has admitted for the first time.

Margaret Beckett, the Foreign Secretary, made the most strident British demand yet for its closure, but faced immediate accusations of hypocrisy for refusing to intervene on behalf of UK residents incarcerated there.

She warned that the camp was as much a "radicalising and destabilising influence" as it was an aid in the "war on terror".

Oh no, someone is getting mad because the US has decided to detain terrorists. Damn, I suppose we should rush out and do whatever it is that will make the international terrorists happy. Maybe by cutting our own throats. This perpetually thrown out argument just doesn't care any real logic.

Mrs Beckett's moved to distance the Government from the White House as she launched the Foreign Office annual report on international human rights. She said: "As the Prime Minister has said, we believe that camp should close. The continuing detention without fair trial of prisoners is unacceptable in terms of human rights, but it is also ineffective in terms of counter-terrorism."

Her comments are the latest in a string of ever-more strongly worded criticism of the Bush administration over Guantanamo Bay. The Foreign Office report described Guantanamo Bay as "unacceptable" in an extensive section on the American naval base, which is still holding about 450 terror suspects without trial despite international fury from governments and campaigners.

I suppose the news doesn't get over to that side of the pond much. You'd think with the internet they could at least look up news on the Military Commissions Act. Though I suppose they did and still view it as not being "fair."

It's odd to think that the UK is one of our better allies after reading this type of article. But then again, our own Democratic party sounds far worse than this on regular occasions.