January 26, 2011

Palestine papers: MI6 plan proposed internment – and hotline to Israelis

Palestine papers: MI6 plan proposed internment – and hotline to Israelis


Seumas Milne and Ian Black:
January 25, 2011 - The Palestinian Authority's security strategy to crush Hamas and other armed groups on the West Bank was originally drawn up by Britain's intelligence service, MI6, leaked papers reveal. The strategy included internment of leaders and activists, closure of radio stations and replacement of imams in mosques – the bulk of which has since been carried out. Two documents drafted by the Secret Intelligence Service in conjunction with other Whitehall departments, which are among the cache given to al-Jazeera TV and shared with the Guardian, are understood to have been passed to Jibril Rajoub, former head of PA security in the West Bank, at the beginning of 2004 by an MI6 officer then based at the British consulate in Jerusalem...
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Blair sucks.


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