US State Department: Talking about the torture that never happened would damage US-UK relations

The US State Department is saying that talking about torture they insist did not happen could damage international relations. Come again?

The US state department yesterday warned that disclosure of secret information in the case of a British resident said to have been tortured before he was sent to Guantánamo Bay would cause “serious and lasting damage” to security relations between the countries.

Stephen Mathias, a legal adviser to the department, also claimed that the “national security of the UK” would be affected by disclosure of the details of the detention and interrogation of Binyam Mohamed, 30, who is accused of conspiring with al-Qaida. Guardian

Here is an idea: don’t torture people. That way you don’t look bad when it comes out.