Thursday, May 18, 2006

Draconian Rule Coming To a Town Near You


Article by Ghali Hassan:

"The right-wing government of John Howard proposes to introduce through Federal Parliament a draconian anti-terror legislation, the Anti-Terrorism Bill 2005. If passed, the Bill would make it easy for the government and the police to arrest and detain without charge Australians from Muslim and Arab backgrounds on suspicion of planning to commit act of terrorism. The Bill would abolish the fundamental right of Australian citizens, the right to personal liberty in peacetime. It is the end of justice for those deemed ‘Un-Australian’ by the Howard Government."

"After the arrest of 18 Australian citizens on suspension and on unsubstantiated allegations of “blotting” to commit act of terrorism, a euphoria of fear engulfed Australia. It should be borne in mind that these people have not committed crimes, and there is no evidence, but allegations that they are planning to commit crime. The accusations are reminiscent to that of Iraq possession of weapon of mass destruction (WMD) which proved to be a fabrication to justify a war of aggression. Lawyers for the detainees described their imprisonment conditions as ‘Guantánamo-like’. "They're all kept in solitary confinement, they're kept in Guantánamo Bay style conditions and they're very oppressive," said Adam Houda, a lawyer representing nine of the detainees."

Hmm, that sounds famliar, more of the same is coming to America, from the puppet Bush, and his handlers in the shadows!!

The entire article can be found here:

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