In case you had any doubt... (Guardian 6/12/09)

Britain is to review the legal basis of its relations with Bermuda following a transatlantic row over the resettlement of Guantánamo detainees on the Caribbean island.

The US transfer to Bermuda of four Chinese Muslims, known as Uighurs, represents an acute embarrassment for the British government, which is supposed to oversee the foreign and security policy of the British overseas territory.

In angry telephone exchanges with Bermuda's prime minister, Ewart Brown, UK officials have contested his right to negotiate the transfer of the four Uighurs from US custody without consulting Britain.

It's disgusting that de facto GOP President Barack Obama is treating the Uighurs like pariahs, despite the fact that they have been known to be perfectly innocent for years. Now, Gordon Brown is joining in the hysteria.

Sigh.