Twilight America (was Re: FYI: Blockwart in Nazi Germany)

[davemarc]

From: David Morris <fqmorris at hotmail.com>
>
> I do agree that the US's
> war on terrorism is a potentially big threat to the civil liberties of its
> citizens.  A threat that we truly patriotic citizens need to guard
against.
>
Not wanting to trigger an endless discussion of this a la Vineland, I point
out that a strong case has be made that it is not merely a "potentially big
threat."

Six months on from the 11 September attacks, a significant number of people
detained in the USA in their aftermath continue to be deprived of some basic
rights under international law, and many appear to have been detained
arbitrarily, Amnesty International said today.
http://web.amnesty.org/web/news.nsf/WebAll/021956D799890D4C80256B7A0053AF80?
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Selections from the Village Voice
http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/civil_liberties/

Sliding down the slippery slope,

d.