Decius wrote:
] abaddon wrote:
] ] more comentary on the Jose Padilla saga, this one is a
] ] puletser (yeah yeah i dont spell) prize winning jurnalist
] ] chastising the media for not giving any coverage to the
] ] Padilla case...
] ]
] ] when exactly did the we all deside the government didnt need
]
] ] checks and balances any more...
]
] Hrm, they have since released information that provides
] reasonable doubt that he might have been travelling to
] Afghanistan to join Al'Q. Its plausable enough to warrant
] detaining him and trying him.
]
] Having said that, it is critical that these things be done out
] in the open. The public pressure on this is the reason they
] had to go public. Hopefully this will serve as a lesson in the
] future to those whose family members may be detained without
] reason. The Internet is your friend. Get as many eyes on the
] situation as possible. You now have the power to do that.

he may well have actually been up to something, but how would we know, he isnt allowed to present his case, he isnt allowed a lawyer, he isnt allowed due process of any kind...the problem i have with the padilla case isnt that they are holding him, its that they are holding him without any rights...he's still a US citizen, and as such i can't think of an scenerio that would warrent striping him of his right to due process...

secrecy is the enemy of freedom...

--Abaddon

RE: no-one cares about civil liberties or reason 1502-B why i hate people