Just how far Britain allowed the ends to justify the means after the September 11 2001 atrocities has been starkly demonstrated by the Commons Intelligence and Security Committee reports. Chaired by Dominic Grieve, the former attorney-general, the ISC found the UK government’s treatment of detainees profoundly wanting. In the case of rendition — sending terror suspects overseas for interrogation in other jurisdictions — it found it “inexcusable”. A full, judge-led inquiry to establish legal responsibility has now been, rightly, urged.
英国下院情报与安全委员会(Intelligence and Security Committee)的报告赤裸裸地表明，在2001年9/11恐袭后，英国在用目的证明手段合理方面走得有多远。由前司法部长多米尼克•格里夫(Dominic Grieve)担任主席的情报与安全委员会发现，英国政府在对待被拘留者方面存在严重不足。就非常规引渡（将恐怖嫌疑人送往海外，让他们在其他司法管辖区受到审问）而言，报告发现英国政府“无法辩解”。现在有必要敦促展开以法官主导的全面调查来厘清法律责任。