The sickness of the Bush Government

Outrageous proposals, coming from the administration of 4% of the world's population, a government that happens to have the military and financial clout to make such things happen. Illegal, disgraceful, and hypocritical in the extreme for a gang that preaches "democracy" and "our way of life" to other countries and cultures. I can only hope that the judiciary in the US, not to mention the peoples of the world, will not tolerate the ideas quoted below.

Long-Term Plan Sought For Terror Suspects

Washington Post, January 2:

"Administration officials are preparing long-range plans for indefinitely imprisoning suspected terrorists whom they do not want to set free or turn over to courts in the United States or other countries, according to intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials.

"The Pentagon and the CIA have asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for potentially lifetime detentions, including for hundreds of people now in military and CIA custody whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts. The outcome of the review, which also involves the State Department, would also affect those expected to be captured in the course of future counterterrorism operations." [My emphasis - N]

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PS A quote from Information Clearing House the other day: "A terrorist is someone who has a bomb but doesn't have an air force." -- Anon