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PostPosted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 11:14 pm 
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The Viney Agency

'I found Cruel Britannia utterly gripping. Ian Cobain’s writing has poise and measure, allowing space for these horrific truths to seep in, under the skin. I will not forget what I have learnt from this book, and I will be telling others about it for years to come.' P J Harvey
http://www.thevineyagency.com/author_iancobain.html


Torture UK: why Britain has blood on its hands. How did the British government get involved in the torture of its own citizens?
Ian Cobain The Guardian, Friday 19 October
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2012/oct/19/torture-uk-britain-blood-government

Also interesting: Andrew Marr discusses torture and secrets with Ian Cobain, David Anderson, Clare Bayley and MR Hall.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nkwxc/Start_the_Week_Torture_terrorism_and_secrets/

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PostPosted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:29 pm 
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Thanks for this, Mickey. I'll write more when I have time.

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I like reading in this forum 'coz its interesting.


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