How to stay out of Gitmo
CounterPunch
by Susie Day
10/22/06
In case you've been too stunned by other newsworthy disasters to pay proper attention, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was just signed into law. This law gives the U.S. government legal permission to do things they've been doing sub-legally for years, such as: designate people as 'unlawful enemy combatants'; deny these people the right of habeas corpus; detain them for years without charges; and obtain evidence through 'coercion.' If it only affected immigrants and foreigners captured in battle, this law would be bad enough -- but when we learn that it also permits U.S. citizens to be deemed 'enemy combatants,' it's time to ACT! Here, then, are some tips on proving to the feds that you are not the enemy...
http://www.counterpunch.org/day10202006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Military+Commissions+Act
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo
by Susie Day
10/22/06
In case you've been too stunned by other newsworthy disasters to pay proper attention, the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was just signed into law. This law gives the U.S. government legal permission to do things they've been doing sub-legally for years, such as: designate people as 'unlawful enemy combatants'; deny these people the right of habeas corpus; detain them for years without charges; and obtain evidence through 'coercion.' If it only affected immigrants and foreigners captured in battle, this law would be bad enough -- but when we learn that it also permits U.S. citizens to be deemed 'enemy combatants,' it's time to ACT! Here, then, are some tips on proving to the feds that you are not the enemy...
http://www.counterpunch.org/day10202006.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Military+Commissions+Act
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Guantanamo
rudkla - 23. Okt, 15:24
