It's nauseating, of course, to see a unmitigated gangster like Straw celebrate the return of the Extraordinary Rendition Party. But this also shows you how anxious he must have been after 2015. Making crooks like this sweat was an achievement in itself.
This is what pundits mean when they whine about "left-wing echo chambers" BTW—all the replies and QTs reminding people that Straw was directly implicated in the CIA's torture programme, and that he lied about it brazenly. Twitter is one space where they can't shut that out. 
In a healthy media culture, there'd be no need—Straw wouldn't be able to appear on TV without facing those questions: "Why did you lie about your role in 'extraordinary rendition'? Is that why you dislike Mr Corbyn, Mr Straw?"
Of course, Britain doesn't have that culture.
Of course, Britain doesn't have that culture.
An object lesson in the way media narratives are constructed: the fact that Corbyn is considered a morally dubious figure, while Jack Straw is allowed to slither away from this trail of carnage. Tell us again how Corbyn has himself to blame for bad press.
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