a stain indeed....

The former head of the Army has told an inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian that the hooding of him and other detainees was inhumane.
General Sir Michael Jackson said the death of 26-year-old Baha Mousa, in Basra in 2003, remained "a stain on the character of the British Army".
The inquiry is investigating claims UK soldiers beat to death Mr Mousa.
It has already heard that Mr Mousa had been hooded for almost 24 hours and systematically beaten.
He was found dead with 93 injuries after being held in the custody of 1st Battalion the Queen's Lancashire Regiment (1QLR).