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The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing. Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former chief of the British domestic spy agency, MI5, discussing the American use of torture in interrogations. Speaking of the British and intelligence, I like the look of this new blog.
The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing.
The Americans were very keen that people like us did not discover what they were doing.
Eliza Manningham-Buller, the former chief of the British domestic spy agency, MI5, discussing the American use of torture in interrogations.
Speaking of the British and intelligence, I like the look of this new blog.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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