You now have to go across the Atlantic to find them:

The government is poised to announce the details of a judge-led inquiry into claims its secret agents were complicit in the torture of terror suspects after a spate of allegations, the BBC reported Tuesday. Prime Minister David Cameron has agreed the terms of the probe, which include possible compensation if there is proof someone was tortured with the knowledge of British secret services, said the broadcaster.

Compare Cameron with Obama on these primary matters of the rule of law and the character of the West: one has integrity, the other reeks of fear.

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