Termed Guardian reports 'treason'
Peer's dark role as 'press handler'
exposed by Snowden documents

A British peer who favors placing British citizens on "controlee" status without trial is a covert "press handler" for a British spy agency, documents leaked by Edward Snowden reveal.

Guardian report
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/25/leaked-memos-gchq-mass-surveillance-secret-snowden

Baron Alex Carlile is among those quietly designated by top British intelligence officials for the task of "press handling," the Guardian is reporting. Carlile was recently featured in the Telegraph condemning the Guardian's publication of Snowden documents as "treason."

Carlile is the official "independent" reviewer of British intelligence laws, Carlile sparked intense controversy when he endorsed depriving United Kingdom citizens and others of basic liberties without trial if the authorities make a claim of terrorist connections.

The Government Communications Headquarters -- which is Britain's version of the NSA -- coordinates "press handling" on intelligence-related issues on behalf of the Home Office, the Snowden documents reveal.

Carlile asserted there was nothing to be done but to place people he terms "controlees" under house arrest if they are deemed to present a public danger, even though evidence against such persons must be secretly held. In other words, he endorses the old Star Chamber system of secret jurisprudence.

Carlile's parents, Jewish refugees from Poland, both converted to Christianity and the peer describes himself as a "pragmatic utilitarian," but he is proud of his "100 per cent Jewish ancestry" and is a strong supporter of Israel, according to Britain's Jewish Chronicle. Israel has a severe system of controls on persons said to have terrorism connections.

Carlile interview with Jewish Chronicle
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/38280/interview-lord-carlile

Carlile, who was rewarded for his public activities as a Liberal Democrat with a title of the sort that cannot be passed to heirs, is a lawyer who has prospered in the financial services sector. He represents Qatar Holdings, which is an arm of the Qatar government involved in takeovers of European businesses.