Obama Heckled By Gays In California

Video: 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Interruption

U.S. President Barack Obama was visibly shaken and upset at being heckled by a group of gay activists, due to his Justice Department and Attorney General, Eric Holder, reneging on a promise to lift the ban on gays openly serving in the U.S. military.

It has been a long standing rule in the armed forces, not to have openly gay individuals serving, as according to experts, it causes rifts in military cohesion. This long held practice has been firmly in place for many years, until rich gay Hollywood campaign donors pulled Obama's strings, in a bid to get the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" ban lifted, much to the fury of the U.S. military.

President Obama and his cabinet need to think long and hard before they undertake any decisions that weaken the U.S. Military. The Judiciary Report is not trying to hurt gay people's feelings, but at a time when crisis after crisis has erupted regarding America, the Iranian government and separately, terrorists groups targeting the United States, throwing the nation's military into disarray and disunity is not a good idea.

U.S. Federal Government Stonewalls Congress

Nidal Malik Hasan

The U.S. Federal government is stonewalling Congress in the Fort Hood shooting again, via denying the Senate access to investigative files, revealing deficiencies in the procedures that permitted the terrible shooting spree to transpire at an American army base. Considering the Senate is higher in rank than the Pentagon and FBI, this misconduct is very bumptious. What ever happened to public accountability.

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US Won't Share Ft Hood Evidence With Senate - Gates

Lieberman, Collins accuse Obama administration of impeding their Fort Hood probe

Eric Holder Faces Wrath Of Congress

Eric Holder

U.S. Attorney General, Eric Holder, was slammed in Congress today, for indecisive and duplicitous answers, on whether the Obama administration intends to hold terrorist trials in populous Manhattan in New York and if they shall be in the civilian format, as opposed to military.

It seems odd that one can show up for a civil lawsuit, such as a contract or financial dispute and be seated in the same communal court areas as terrorist mass murderers. Something about that is somewhat off. Holder is in over his head at the Justice Department and it's showing.

STORY SOURCE: Schumer: White House isn't being honest about KSM trial site

Obama Wants To Ban Term "Islamic Extremism"

U.S. President Barack Obama

U.S. President Barack Obama wants the government to stop using the term "Islamic Extremism." Obama is seeking to have it scrubbed from official documents. He most likely wants the public to do the same, as that is how he operates.

You know what. Obama is right. We should not call it "Islamic Extremism." How about "Muslim Extremism" instead.

He also wants the word "Jihad" banned. Maybe he should write an email to terrorists, hit send to all and tell them stop using the term first. At the end of the day, innocent people are violently being killed over twisted, extremist ideology. Employing semantics is not going to fix that.

Obama bans terms `Islam` and `jihad` from U.S. security document

Last update - 12:05 07/04/2010 - President Barack Obama's advisers will remove religious terms such as "Islamic extremism" from the central document outlining the U.S. national security strategy and will use the rewritten document to emphasize that the United States does not view Muslim nations through the lens of terror, counterterrorism officials said.

http://www.haaretz.com

EDITORIAL: Obama's jihad on 'jihad'

To this president, there's no such thing as an Islamic extremist

President Obama's latest strategic innovation in the war on terrorism is to ignore jihad and maybe it will go away.

The Obama administration is removing terms such as "jihad" and "Islamic extremism" from the U.S. National Security Strategy in an attempt to convince Muslim countries that America doesn't view them solely through the lens of counterterrorism

http://www.washingtontimes.com

Qatar Diplomat In U.S. Terrorism Scare Released

Video: Police Release Smoker in Plane Scare

Mohammed Al-Madadi, the Qatar diplomat that caused a scare on a U.S. plane in Colorado yesterday, has been released, after being detained for allegedly attempting to ignite a shoe bomb.

It is now being claimed it was a misunderstanding, due to the diplomat having gone to the bathroom to illegally smoke a cigarette. When confronted about the smoke emanating from the airplane toilet, believing he had been racially profiled, he reportedly joked he was attempting to set off a shoe bomb.

If this version of events are true, under the circumstances, such a joke is not funny. In light of the airplane tragedies that have happened as a result of terrorism, with one occurring just 3 and 1/2 months ago, such a joke is insensitive.

Mohammed Al-Madadi should face disciplinary action in his home country for smoking on a plane and making such a joke, which resulted in a national emergency, money expended on law enforcement and military response and more importantly, distress to fellow passengers. Why was he smoking in the bathroom when it is prohibited.

Officials: Jet restroom smoker caused bomb scare

50 minutes ago - DENVER — A Middle Eastern diplomat who set off a national terrorism scare when he grabbed a surreptitious smoke in a jetliner's bathroom and then joked about lighting his shoe on fire has been released from custody and will likely not face criminal charges.

The scare prompted the military to scramble fighter jets to escort the Boeing 757 to the Denver airport Wednesday night. But no explosives were found on the flight.

Authorities speaking on condition of anonymity said they don't think the envoy was trying to hurt anyone and he will not be criminally charged...

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Qatar Diplomat Taken Into Custody For Igniting Flammable Item During Flight

It is being widely reported, a Qatar diplomat has been taken into custody for attempting to ignite a shoe bomb on a U.S. flight to the American state of Colorado.

The details are currently sketchy. Some outlets are reporting it is a terrorist attempt that set a portion of the plane on fire, while others are now stating he was merely lighting a cigarette. The Judiciary Report smells a cover up.

Air marshal subdues man on Denver flight: report

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 | 10:58 PM ET - A Qatari man is reported to be in custody after a U.S. air marshal subdued him on a Denver-bound flight Wednesday.

The FBI is now probing whether the man tried to ignite his shoes while aboard United Flight 663 from Washington, D.C. An air marshal on the plane apparently restrained the man, and the aircraft landed safely at Denver airport...

http://www.cbc.ca

Diplomat taken into custody after airliner disturbance

April 8, 2010 -- Updated 0322 GMT (1122 HKT) - (CNN) -- A disturbance aboard a United Airlines flight en route to Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday night resulted in a passenger with Qatar diplomatic credentials being taken into custody, federal authorities said.

First reports were that the incident involved an attempt to set a shoe on fire, but specifics of the situation were unclear.

http://edition.cnn.com

39 Dead In Moscow Train Blast

Female Islamic Terrorist Blamed For Russian Subway Blast

Yesterday, 39 people died in Moscow, Russia after two female Islamic extremists committed Jihad, by detonating explosives at two public train stations. Similar attacks have happened in England and Spain.

Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has vowed to bring the group behind the attacks to justice. Considering, he is a man that makes good on his threats, they are pretty much up a creek when he catches them.

I've never understood what terrorists think they accomplish by killing innocent people, who are going about their daily lives. It does not evoke sympathy for their terrorist cause, as it provokes resentment and anger.

My condolences to the victims' families and friends.

Report: Eric Holder's Job In Jeopardy

Eric Holder

According to several mainstream reports, the job of U.S. Attorney, Eric Holder is in jeopardy. After upsetting the people of New York with preparations to hold terrorism trials in the vicinity of the September 11th crash site, embarrassing clashes and faux pas in Congress, making statements that contradicted U.S. generals in the Middle East and noted incidents of him hiding his legal briefs from Congress and separately Freedom of Information files from numerous requesters, Holder has not only fallen afoul of the American people, but the U.S. Congress as well...all in less than one year.

Holder's future uncertain amid terror trial disputes

Mar 21 07:30 PM US/Eastern - US Attorney General Eric Holder took office pledging a sharp shift away from the last administration's policies, but an apparent change of heart in the White House could see the top lawyer leave his job.

Holder, 59, is the first African-American to hold the top legal post, and was generally regarded with bipartisan respect when he took office.

But a series of gaffes, fights with both Republicans and Democrats, and apparent disagreements between him and the White House have left Holder looking increasingly embattled.

He came under renewed fire when he told lawmakers Tuesday that Osama bin Laden would not be captured alive, and that US officials would read legal rights to the Al-Qaeda leader's corpse.

But the ridicule and attacks that followed are only the latest blows Holder has faced in the 14 months since he took office pledging to reverse the worst "war on terror" legal abuses sanctioned by former president George W. Bush's administration.

Ultra-conservative activists have questioned his ethics and even his patriotism over his decision to hire lawyers who defended terror suspects to Justice Department posts...

http://www.breitbart.com

Eric Holder Excoriated In Congress

Video: Holder: Osama Bin Laden Will Never Face US Trial

U.S. President Barack Obama chose friend, Eric Holder, to be the nation's Attorney General. Holder has gotten himself into more trouble during his first year than any Attorney General in recent memory.

He testified in Congress this week that mass-murdering terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, is legally comparable to cultist killer, Charles Manson. His response drew the anger of the Congressional committee, who firmly believes terrorists should not be tried in civilian court.

Manson and Bin Laden are not in the same league of bloodshed, with the latter's body count being in thousands, while the former's remains in single digits.

Holder also put his foot in his mouth by declaring Bin Laden will be tried in court as a dead person, prompting the U.S. military to release a statement that they seek to bring him in alive.

FBI Analysts Lied To Convict Innocent People

...Of Crimes They Did Not Commit

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

To illustrate the treachery and corruption that exists at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, several FBI analysts have been exposed by the U.S. Court system as liars that willfully submitted knowingly false evidence, that convicted innocent minorities of crimes they did not commit, sending them to prison for decades.

Why? They are hateful racists and the FBI has an informal arrest quotas, demanding agents solve a certain amount of crimes, lest they get stuck in the FBI gulag and not make it to the executive level of the agency with higher pay and perks.

That is no way to run a law enforcement agency. It is about quality, not quantity. Yes, work at an efficient speed, but knowingly engaging in corruption and throwing innocent people in prison, just to have bodies to meet the quota is criminal and inexcusable.

The job does not offer great opportunities for advancement and there is so much bureaucracy at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. very few of them have clean hands. They done and looked the other way to very shameful things, under poor leadership, that cost innocent Americans and world citizens their lives and in quite a few instances, their health.

It's amazing that President Obama is speaking of "overhauling" everything under the sun in America, from health care to education, yet has woefully and negligently overlooked the FBI, the nation's first line of defense against terrorism and crime, that is the equivalent of a broken lock on the front door of the house that is America.

Suspicions about FBI analysts growing

Sunday, March 14, 2010 - The U.S. attorney's office in the District has found more than 100 cases since the mid-1970s that need to be reviewed because of potentially falsified and inaccurate tests by FBI analysts.

The report, filed in D.C. Superior Court late Friday, stems from an internal investigation by prosecutors after the exoneration in December of Donald E. Gates, who was falsely imprisoned for 28 years for the 1981 rape and slaying of a Georgetown University student.

The review was launched to examine 20 cases in which Justice Department officials questioned the validity of statements made by six FBI forensic analysts who were identified in a 1997 report by the department's office of inspector general...

A database of the FBI analysts names has been created to allow prosecutors to collect and research cases...

But Sandra Levick, chief of the special litigation division for the District's Public Defender Service, said the new report is "troubling" because "the government still does not know the number of people hurt by testimony from discredited FBI analysts, although it was given names beginning in 1997."...

http://www.washingtonpost.com

The FBI Failed Again With Another Homegrown Terrorist

Video: Terror Suspect in Yemen Worked at US Nuke Sites

Once again, the FBI engaged in criminal negligence, in allowing a dangerous terrorist suspect, American born Muslim convert, Sharif Mobley, to roam free amongst innocent people in the United States, knowing he had terror ties, only for him to flee to Yemen and murder a security guard at a hospital.

Sharif Mobley

According to an Associated Press article, the FBI had Mobley under surveillance in America, but inexplicably did not bring him in, though he is a radicalized Muslim that made contact with Al Qaeda.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller

Even more infuriating is the fact he was allowed to work at several American nuclear plants, endangering millions, while espousing said radicalized beliefs, reminiscent of Fort Hood mass murderer, Nidal Maliak Hasan. The wrong person in a nuclear plant could have taken out millions of innocent people.

Once again, for the one millionth time, why are you, the FBI, allowing dangerous criminals to run around free.

U.S. citizen accused in Yemen killing had been under FBI watch

Saturday, March 13, 2010 - Sharif Mobley, a U.S. citizen accused of killing a hospital guard in Yemen, is believed to be a homegrown radical who left this country to make direct contact with al-Qaeda, according to U.S. counterterrorism officials, making him the latest in a string of such suspects.

Mobley, 26, first came to public attention Wednesday, when Yemeni authorities reported that he had grabbed a guard's gun during a medical visit last weekend after being arrested in a sweep of suspected al-Qaeda militants.

Several U.S. officials, all of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Mobley had been in custody in Yemen for at least several weeks before the shooting and had been known to U.S. and Yemeni authorities for a considerable period before that. "He's been a matter of some concern for a while," according to one official.

The officials said FBI investigations had been underway in Delaware, among the places that Mobley had lived, and in New Jersey, where he was born and was once employed as a maintenance worker in nuclear power plants. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that he also worked at nuclear plants in Pennsylvania and at Maryland's Calvert Cliffs but that it had no reason to believe he had had access to sensitive material, news services reported...

http://www.washingtonpost.com

Karl Rove Proud Of Waterboarding

Former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice and Karl Rove

Karl Rove, an adviser of former U.S. President, George W. Bush, stated to the press today, he is proud of the torture technique known as waterboarding (simulated drowning), which was used on a number of terrorist suspects.

He is unwise to make such a proclamation, as he is boasting of violating the Geneva Conventions, which the United States signed and is subject to, under international law. It sends a terrible message to the world that is already mistrustful of the U.S. government.

Karl Rove 'proud' of waterboarding

3/12/10 11:51 AM EST - Former Bush White House adviser Karl Rove is 'proud' that American interrogators used waterboarding to extract information from suspected terrorists.

Asked in an interview Thursday with the BBC if he was proud of weatherboarding and other “enhanced interrogation” techniques approved by the Bush White House, Rove said, “Yes, I'm proud that we kept the world safer than it was, by the use of these techniques.”...

http://www.politico.com

Jihad Jane

Video: 'Jihad Jane' From Suburbs Facing Terror Charges

A blonde haired, blued eyed, white American woman, became a terrorist, advocating Islamic extremism, in attempting to recruit members for acts of Jihad against the United States. On the bright side for her lawyer, she is a shoe-in for an insanity plea.

*Turns on bullhorn* Have you lost your mind! You are a white girl! What are you doing! This is like that commercial with the Albino lifeguard. Something here does not go and it's the white lady singing "Osama Rocks." *Turns off bullhorn*

Colleen R. LaRose

Colleen R. LaRose, dubbed psycho "Jihad Jane" even flew to Sweden with the intent of killing a cartoonist that, "Depicted Muhammad with the body of a dog."

'JihadJane' indictment alleges threat from within U.S.

March 10, 2010 - American Colleen R. LaRose, 46, is accused of using the Internet to recruit and assist Muslim terrorist operations in Europe and Asia. Authorities say suspect Colleen R. LaRose called herself "JihadJane." March 9, 2010 -

Reporting from Washington - Using e-mail, YouTube videos, phony travel documents and a burning desire to kill "or die trying," a middle-aged American woman from Pennsylvania helped recruit a network for suicide attacks and other terrorist strikes in Europe and Asia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Tuesday.

Colleen R. LaRose, who dubbed herself "JihadJane," was so intent on waging jihad, authorities said, that she traveled to Sweden to kill an artist in a way that would frighten "the whole Kufar [nonbeliever] world."

With blond hair and green eyes, the 46-year-old woman bragged that she could go anywhere undetected, boasting in one e-mail that it was "an honour & great pleasure to die or kill for" jihad, or holy war, the indictment said.

"Only death will stop me here that I am so close to the target!" she wrote ...

Irish police said they had detained seven people in the southern counties of Waterford and Cork in connection with an alleged plot to kill Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks, who had depicted the prophet Muhammad with the body of a dog...

http://www.latimes.com

15-Year-Old Terrorist In London

Hammad Munshi

According to an article in the London Telegraph, Muslim terrorists are recruiting teens as young as 15-years of age, to become terrorists in a very misguided cause. Shahid Malik is one such terrorist. He obtained terrorist materials from the internet and became indoctrinated.

Britain's youngest teenage terrorist: 'a wake-up call for parents'

Published: 1:12PM BST 19 Sep 2008 - A senior Muslim MP has warned parents they need to do more to protect their children against Islamic extremism.

Speaking after the sentencing of Britain's youngest terrorist, Shahid Malik, the minister for International Development, said parents had to be vigilant against the threat of radicalisation.

He also called on mosques to do more to combat fundamentalism. The MP spoke out after the sentencing of Hammad Munshi who was just 15 when he was recruited by a terror cell believed to have been plotting against the Royal Family...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk

Obama Seeking Military Trials For Terrorists

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and President Barack Obama

According to the Washington Post, U.S. President Barack Obama is making a u-turn, regarding civilian trials for terrorists in American courts that are used by everyday citizens.

The report states, the President is going against the position of his Attorney General, Eric Holder, opting for trial by military tribunal on U.S. shores, which as the Judiciary Report stated a month ago, is appropriate.

Rights groups warn Obama on 9/11 trial U-turn

WASHINGTON — Human rights advocates voiced dismay Friday at signals President Barack Obama is considering a military tribunal for the September 11 plotters, backtracking on a plan for a civilian trial.

The U-turn would reportedly be part of a compromise with Congress in hopes that Republicans would agree to help Obama on another key goal -- closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four accused co-plotters are detained in Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial for the 2001 attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, most in New York.

The Washington Post said Obama aides were set to recommend a military tribunal and rescind plans to try the men in a civilian court in New York, just steps from where the World Trade Center once stood...

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Kadhafi Calls For Jihad

Moamer Kadhafi

In a very concerning move, Libyan head of state and British resident, Moamer Kadhafi, called for "Jihad" against the peaceful country of Switzerland, for disallowing minarets in their nation.

A minaret is, "The tower that are a signature part of mosques." Kadhafi's proclamation was neither fair or right and doubly concerning, as he recently bought a house in the London enclave of Hampstead. One should not subject Westernized nations to the rules of the Middle East.

Kadhafi calls for jihad against Switzerland over minaret ban

Feb 25 02:22 PM US/Eastern - Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi called on Thursday for jihad (holy war) against Switzerland over the ban adopted last year on the construction of minarets in the country.

"It is against unbelieving and apostate Switzerland that jihad ought to be proclaimed by all means," Kadhafi said during a speech in the Mediterranean coastal city of Bengazi to mark the birthday of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed.

"Jihad against Switzerland, against Zionism, against foreign aggression is not terrorism," Kadhafi said...

In a November 29 referendum, Swiss voters approved by a margin of 57.5 percent a ban on the construction in their country of minarets, the tower that are a signature part of mosques.

http://www.breitbart.com

FBI Director Mueller Rebuffed In Pakistan

Robert S. Mueller

FBI Director and resident racist, Robert S. Mueller, was rebuffed in the Middle East when his request for access to terror suspect, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was denied by the government of Pakistan. Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Why are you even over there, after you brought them all that bad international publicity, for torturing 5 Muslim-Americans that went to Pakistan to allegedly wage Jihad.

There are internationally accepted protocols for interrogating terrorist suspects. They should not have been tortured, as you Mr. Mueller, ordered conduct that blackened the U.S. government's name in the world...again, via violating the Geneva Conventions and international human rights treaties, in what has become a habit for you.

Pakistan said to deny FBI Baradar request

Published: Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:05 AM - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Pakistani government turned down an FBI request to hand over captured Afghan Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, sources told Dawn newspaper.

Mullah Baradar -- a top Taliban military commander and the group's No. 2 after Taliban chief and founder Mullah Muhammad Omar -- was captured this month in Karachi in a joint U.S.-Pakistani intelligence operation.

The handover request was made by FBI Director Robert Mueller during meetings with officials of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence and other intelligence agencies, Dawn reported, citing sources...

http://www.upi.com

The West Delivers Two Blows To Terrorism

Video: Taliban Commander Caught - CBS

The West delivered two blows to terrorism recently. The Pakistani government, in tandem with the C.I.A. captured a Taliban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.

Video: Israel Under Suspicion It Killed Hamas Man

The Israel spy agency, the Mossad, also took out a high ranking Hamas operative, Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, in Dubai. The incident happened a few weeks ago at a hotel.

US hails capture of Taleban commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar

February 18, 2010 - The White House has hailed the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as a significant win in efforts to deny the Taleban a safe haven in the lawless tribal areas along the Afghan-Pakistan frontier.

The Taleban commander, second only to Mullah Omar in the organisation’s hierarchy, has been in custody for ten days after he was arrested in Karachi in a joint CIA-Pakistani operation. His capture was not confirmed by Pakistan or Washington until yesterday...

http://www.timesonline.co.uk

U.K., Ireland to Israel envoys: Explain identity theft in Dubai killing

Last update - 03:48 18/02/2010 - Israel's ambassador to Britain has been summoned to a meeting with a senior Foreign Office official today, to clarify what London called the "identity theft" of six British citizens living in Israel. The alleged theft was in connection to last month's assassination of a top Hamas figure in his Dubai hotel room.

Although Jerusalem has not taken responsibility for the January 20 hit on Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, the incident seems to have spawned a serious diplomatic rift between Israel and Great Britain. In his late morning meeting with British Foreign Office Under Secretary Peter Ricketts, Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor is expected merely to listen to London's position, rather than offer an Israeli response...

http://www.haaretz.com

Osama Bin Laden's Son Talks Jihad And Hollywood

The son of terrorist Osama Bin Laden did an interview recently, discussing his dad and what he believes drives him other than insanity. He stated Osama attacked America, because it is, "Weaker than Israel." He also said "People are saying his dad is a hero" and "who could catch him."

He also offers that his dad, "Doesn't agree with western culture in some way and prefers to use the good things" from it such as weaponry.

However, his Hashish smoking became blatantly evident when he proclaimed George Clooney, pronounced Colooney, a good actor. You and Colooney need to lay off the opium.

Obama Admin Renews Ties With Britain

U.S. President Barack Obama

In the February 10, 2010 article British Government To Release CIA FOIA Documents the Judiciary Report pointed out how unwise it would be for America to severe ties with Britain, as former President George W. threatened, if Freedom of information Act documents in London, England about his CIA rendition and torture program, were made public. The article pointed out the usefulness of MI5 and MI6 to America, in the area of intelligence sharing.

The next day, on February 11, 2010, the C.I.A. released a statement, wisely renewing ties with America's top ally, Britain, mentioning their desire to continue working with MI5 and MI6.

"Gary Berntsen, a former CIA officer who served in the Middle East, said: "The relationship between us and the British is probably the strongest relationship in the world. Neither intelligence service would like the judicial system interfering. The people of the US and especially the officers in the agency are grateful for the UK, grateful for our colleagues in MI5 and MI6. These relationships, they have saved Americans on many, many occasions."

It's about time someone woke up and smelled the Semtex, as Bush's threats were insane and not in America's best interest. Why alienate allies.

When one thinks of how former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, essentially wrecked his political career to side with Bush during the Iraq war, whose conduct as President amounted to nothing but treason, tyranny, lies and villainy against the U.S. Constitution and democracy on the whole, his threats against Britain were particularly abusive and ungrateful.

MI5 chief denies cover-up claims over detainees

Friday 12 February 2010 08.22 GMT - The head of MI5 last night issued a strong defence of the Security Service, denying that his staff had withheld documents relating to Binyam Mohamed from the parliamentary intelligence and security committee (ISC) or had sought to cover up its involvement in the torture of detainees.

The director general, Jonathan Evans, said that claims by the Master of the Rolls, Lord Neuberger, that there was a "culture of suppression" within the service were "the precise opposite of the truth"...

His defence came as US officials last night played down claims that the appeal court's disclosure of CIA information passed to MI5 will damage intelligence-sharing with Britain, as fresh doubts emerged about the accuracy of information given to MPs.

A White House official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the court decision would not provoke a broad review of intelligence liaison between Britain and the US, because the need for close co-operation was greater now than ever.

Gary Berntsen, a former CIA officer who served in the Middle East, said: "The relationship between us and the British is probably the strongest relationship in the world. Neither intelligence service would like the judicial system interfering. The people of the US and especially the officers in the agency are grateful for the UK, grateful for our colleagues in MI5 and MI6. These relationships, they have saved Americans on many, many occasions."

White House spokesman Ben LaBolt said the US was "deeply disappointed" in the court judgment. "We shared this information in confidence and with certain expectations," he said...

http://www.guardian.co.uk