The Bush administration is pressuring the British government to limit public disclosure in the case of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner who says he was tortured in US custody. The prisoner, Binyam Mohamed, alleges his confession to terrorism charges was given only after he had his penis sliced by a blade. This week, Britain’s High Court ordered the British government to release secret documents that may help prove Mohamed’s claims. In a letter to Britain’s Foreign Office, the US State Department said releasing the documents would cause “serious and lasting damage” to security relations between the US and Britain. The letter goes on to say damaged relations would jeopardize “the national security of the [United Kingdom].”