Tomorrow's Headlines in The Sun?

Now, here's a story about torture involving Iran that won't be plastered all over the tabloid press:

Iranian state television showed hospital images Wednesday of the Iranian diplomat who has accused the CIA of torturing him during his detention in Iraq.

State TV also reported that the Iraqi ambassador to Iran and an official from the International Committee of the Red Cross visited Jalal Sharafi in the hospital Wednesday.

Sharafi was shown in a hospital bed with injuries to his right foot, while Iraqi ambassador Majid Sheikh and Peter G. Stocker from the ICRC examined him.

During the examination, the voice of a doctor could be heard describing how Sharafi had been beaten by a cable during his detention. Claims of torture have not been independently verified.
[The Guardian]

Sharafi was kidnapped by gunmen who wore the uniforms of the Iraqi 36th Commando Battalion uniforms - a special Iraqi unit under U.S. direction. It is worth pointing out that these claims of torture are still only claims and the CIA are denying that they have had anything to do with the detention of Sharafi. Gordon Johndroe, a White House spokesman, claimed that:

"The United States had nothing to do with Mr Sharafi's detention and we welcome his return to Iran."

Mmmm, and an unnamed intelligence official claimed that (don't choke):

"The CIA does not conduct or condone torture."

Best not comment on that one, the Pentagon are already on my case. Oh, did I forget to mention, Shafari was freed last Tuesday on the eve of the announcement that 15 British 'hostages' would be set free in Tehran. The plot thickens.......