# A Secret History of Torture

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- Book: [A Secret History of Torture](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-cobain/a-secret-history-of-torture) ([A Secret History of Torture.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-cobain/a-secret-history-of-torture.md))
- Authors: [Ian Cobain](https://www.bookquiver.com/ian-cobain)
- Publisher: counterpoint
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-16-1902-147-1
- Published: 2013-01-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The official line is clear: the United Kingdom does not " participate in, solicit, encourage or condone" torture. And yet, the evidence is irrefutable: when faced with potential threats to their national...