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Extracted from Cruel Britannia by Ian Cobain, published by Portobello Books at \u00a318.99. \u00a9 Ian Cobain 2012. To order a copy for \u00a315.99 (p&p free), call 0843 382 0000.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Ian Cobain –<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>Britain has a reputation as a nation that prides itself on its love of fair play and respect for the rule of law. We claim the moral high ground when it comes to human rights. We were among the first to sign the 1929 Geneva Convention on the humane treatment of prisoners of war.<\/p>\n

Surely, you would think, the British avoid torture? But you would be wrong, as my research into what has gone on behind closed doors for decades shows.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was in 2005 during my work as an investigative reporter that I came across a veiled mention of a World War II detention centre known as the London Cage. It took a number of Freedom Of Information requests to the Foreign Office before government files were reluctantly handed over.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read more: In the Daily Mail UK<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Tainted: Bindfolded German soldiers may have been forced into untrue admissions, it has been revealed<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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