During the Jan 2006 education scandal, which saw ministers squirm over their personally signed approvals of known child abusers to work in schools - I have observed a minister, Kim Howells, who stepped forward - held his hands up in a 'bait & switch' tactic - to cover Ruth Kellys fundamentalist NAZI Opus Dei ass & STILL keeps his job in the foreign office...His boss at the foreign office - one Jack Straw, leaps in on the defense too...

from - bbc story: Mr Howells said he had been told Mr Reeve

the PE teacher cautioned by police for downloading child pornography from the internet

"did not represent an ongoing threat to children". Downing Street said the minister had followed correct procedures and would not be sacked. He was also backed by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, who said he thought Mr Howells had "acted properly"

 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4608176.stm

The following from report in New Statesman

At Foreign Office Questions recently the minister responsible for Middle East affairs snapped.

MPs from all sides were pressing for answers about "extraordinary rendition" and were unsatisfied with the stock reply from Kim Howells:
"We have no knowledge of this and we have received no requests from the Bush government." ...

Challenged for the umpteenth time, Howells let his righteous indignation show.

"The government are opposed to torture," he said. "They do not torture anyone, nor would we ever, ever put up with any other administration torturing individuals." -

see
 http://www.newstatesman.com/200601230005


This response was a complete and utter LIE-

read: The memo

 http://www.declarepeace.org.uk/captain/murder_inc/site/texts/renditioncoverup.pdf


shameful system of abuse & perception management