Musharraf: ‘Tacit’ British Approval for Torture
Former Pakistani Pres Claims Brits Never Complained About His Torture
In an interview with Britain’s BBC2 channel, former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf insists that the British government gave him “tacit approval” to torture British citizens, and that there was no record at any point during his decade of rule that the government objected to his tactics.
In the interview, Musharraf appears quite proud of his record as a Western-backed torturer, insisting that “we are dealing with vicious people and you have to get information.” He speculates that the British never complained because they wanted him to keep torturing.
Former MI5 director Elizabeth Manningham-Buller denies that the British spy agency had ever condoned the torture of British citizens, and former intelligence coordinator Sir David Omand insists Musharraf must have known what British policy was.
The comments came as part of the BBC2 investigation into the British government’s apparent ambivalence about the torture of its citizens in the custody of other nations, notably Pakistan and the United States. Musharraf is currently living in exile in London, having been voted out of office in 2008, but hopes to eventually return as a “strongman” ruler in Pakistan.
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Augustbrhm
March 14th, 2011 at 1:39 am
Does anyone know the british has been torturing for 200yrs their official policy.
ghouri
March 14th, 2011 at 2:11 am
Musharraf is an agent of the west who has destroyed Pakistan by joining illegal war in Afghanistan and should be hanged for crimes on civilians and abduction like Dr. Afia for money and give CIA powers to rule Pakistan and take any one they like to america.
Ali
March 14th, 2011 at 2:54 am
I wonder if musharraf son, Bial was tortured would he admit being a terrorist? I am no longer sure who the terrorist is. Given a choice, I am not even sure who I would prefer to be captured by? Would you rather be capture by the taliban, the americans, the pakistanis or the algaida? Given the record, the taliban seem the most humane and the Pakistanis the worst.
Freddie
March 14th, 2011 at 7:39 am
Oh for the love of god please dont' let him back into power..
In in any case, if the British did give him 'approval', it would'be been to torture British subjects of Pakistani origin. The British govt doesn't see them as their own anyway. So no the govt didn't give him permission to torture white English natives.
Jamie
March 14th, 2011 at 8:51 am
the Us tortures itself and other counrys hold there prisoners of war and tell them to listen to the geniva convetion on proper treatment of detaines but we all no there are winks when they are saying this.There are terorists but alot of that are not terorrists and have been in detention for a number of years without seeing a court or a lawyer witch is agaqinst the geniva convention it's called habeous coprpus sorry for the spelling.When you invadfe a country and millions die and are treated like garbage they are just deffending there vcoutry when expesialy the wars are unlawfull.If another country invaded the US or other countrys and your familly was not only being killed for noting and also put in prison wre they get mistreated how do you think are citizens would respond.So I call them frdon fighters not terorists.Read about 911 and about the proof that it was an inside job and then decide for yourself.Most people gety in formation from fox or cnn they are controlled and told what they are alowed to talk about the truth can be found on the internet.The media is the 4 branch of the government so from them you are just lisening to the lies tey used to get us in Afganastan and Iraqe.WAKE UP…….
Gabriel
March 14th, 2011 at 5:03 pm
Another case of no Honor among thieves.
The West does not and has never believed in democracy unless it fits into their plans. The Americans regularly torture their citizens (Jose Padilla , Manning and others) and the Brits have no limit to their perversion. Busharaff was doing the bidding of his masters and would sell his mother if told to do so.
After all, they hate us for our freedom and our insistence of women's rights according to George, Hillary and O[B|S]ama.