US says it did not sanction holding Glen

US says it did not sanction holding Glenn Greenwald’s partner at Heathrow, but was told his name was on passenger list – Britain is facing intense pressure to give a detailed explanation of the decision to detain the partner of the Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald after the White House confirmed that it was given a „heads up“ before David Miranda was taken into custody for nine hours at Heathrow. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/aug/19/white-house-david-miranda-heads-up?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2&et_cid=45809&et_rid=7472265&Linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.theguardian.com%2fworld%2f2013%2faug%2f19%2fwhite-house-david-miranda-heads-up