[BBKing]

they do not know what is happening on British owned land

It's pretty clear that they deliberately didn't find out, because then they'd lose their plausible deniability. Now, apart from being immoral, that itself amounts to deception in my book.

Originally Posted by Leaked Memo

The Home Office, who lead, are urgently examining our files, as are we. But we now cannot say that we have received no such requests for the use of UK territory or air space for “Extraordinary Rendition”. It does remain true that “we are not aware of the use of UK territory or air space for the purpose of “Extraordinary Rendition”". But we think we should now try to move the debate on from the specifics of rendition, extraordinary or otherwise, and focus people instead on the Rice’s clear assurance that all US activities are consistent with their domestic and international obligations and never include the use of torture.

In other words, oops we've been caught, better start spinning...