I'd like to believe our government's statement that they don't support torture as a means of gaining information, for exactly the reasons you suggested.
Gov't: No, rendition flights have never, ever, ever stopped in the UK. In fact we don't know what they are.
Gov't: Sorry, we meant we've never officially sanctioned rendition flights to stop in the UK.
Condoleeza Rice: Thanks to the British gov't for letting us stop all the rendition flights there for re-fueling.
Gov't: No, rendition flights have never, ever, ever stopped in the UK. In fact we don't know what they are.
Gov't: Sorry, we meant we've never officially sanctioned rendition flights to stop in the UK.
Condoleeza Rice: Thanks to the British gov't for letting us stop all the rendition flights there for re-fueling.
Gov't: Doh!