There is always a price to be paid for keeping secret intelligence secret. On Tuesday, the British government paid it by agreeing on a compensation settlement with 16 Guantánamo Bay detainees — all but one who are now free — who claim they were tortured during their time in captivity. And according to speculation by the British media, that price — which is confidential — is anywhere between £5 million ($8 million) and £10 million ($15 million), with at least one of the alleged victims set to be made a millionaire as a result. But that hefty sum also buys the U.K. the guarantee of confidentiality in its controversial dealings with Guantánamo prisoners — and may even have avoided a rift with U.S. Intelligence agencies.
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