We were wrong, but we’re right anyway

You do sort of start to wonder what values the Americans are trying to protect: “The British have treated him with the utmost professionalism and respect. This was in sharp contrast to the US, who took him from his cell and put him on a plane shackled and blindfolded. They insisted on one last attempt to dehumanise him.” — Freed British resident talks of hopelessness at Guantánamo

• 2 Apr 2007

• Thinking