The New York Times is reporting the U.S. orchestrated a secret prison swap last year involving five Saudis held at Guantanamo Bay. The deal saw Saudi Arabia release six British citizens who had confessed under torture to carrying out bombings in Saudi Arabia. In return the US released five Saudi detainees. The deal was initiated by Robert Jordan, the US ambassador to Saudi Arabia in attempt to satisfy calls from two of Washington’s strongest supporters of the Iraq invasion.