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Terrorism suspects held under virtual house arrest in Britain suffer "Kafkaesque" treatment in special courts that review secret evidence against them, a committee of legislators said on Monday.

http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKL2936079920070730



British students jailed for possessing "extremist" literature

Such is the atmosphere created by politicians and the media after the attempted terror bombings in London and Glasgow earlier this month that there was very little opposition in the media to what are police state measures-the jailing of these youths merely for downloading material readily available on the Internet.

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2007/jul2007/terr-j31.shtml


From Information Clearing House

There has been too easy an acceptance of the lazy notion that the war in Afghanistan is the 'good' war, while the war in Iraq is the 'bad' war, the blunder. The origins of this view are not irrational. There was a logic to attacking Afghanistan after 9/11.

http://tinyurl.com/37euy3


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Richard Norton-Taylor, The Guardian UK, reports: "The head of the army has warned that Britain is almost running out of troops to defend the country or fight in military operations abroad."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/072207B.shtml



http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Richard+Norton-Taylor

Quoting a senior security source, the report said "There are 3,000 to 4,000 people who went from the UK to Afghanistan and came back. The important question is, where are they now?"

http://tinyurl.com/2usf87



Lock terror suspects up indefinitely say Brit police

One of Britain's most senior police officers has demanded a return to a form of internment, with the power to lock up terror suspects indefinitely without charge.

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,2126704,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=15



Judges rule out recompense for the innocent

A recent decision of the High Court has blown a gaping new hole in our criminal justice system. If government officials wrongfully arrest you for a crime you didn't commit, then imprison you in hellish conditions for two years, you no longer have any right of redress.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/07/15/nbook115.xml


From Information Clearing House

Tony Blair hinted today at new restrictions on internet journalism, saying online news coverage had become "more pernicious and less balanced" than traditional political reporting.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/06/12/nmedia312.xml



Blair attacks media

Journalists are 'increasingly and to a dangerous degree ... driven by 'impact',' and this is driving down standards, doing a disservice to the public and reducing politicians' ability to take the right decisions, Blair said.

http://www.thenews.com.pk/print1.asp?id=60335



The media has been far too soft on Blair the egomaniac warmonger

We have behaved inexcusably these ten years of beatific Blairism.

http://tinyurl.com/249eqr


From Information Clearing House

Tony Blair has warned that an investigation into a £40 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia would lead to the "complete wreckage" of vital British national interests.

http://tinyurl.com/37kdfo


From Information Clearing House

The final days of Tony Blair's premiership were in disarray last night as plans to give police "draconian" powers to stop and question people provoked open dispute among Cabinet ministers.

http://snipurl.com/1mgxv


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Independent [UK]

05/25/07

John Reid faced growing anger as he signalled the Government was ready to declare that Britain faced an ‘emergency’ over terrorism and opt out of human rights legislation. As the recriminations flew over the disappearance of three radical Islamists who had been on control orders, he made clear his determination to bring in tougher curbs on terror suspects...

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article2581223.ece


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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We may declare an emergency to quit rights act, says Reid

Police would be able to continue questioning terrorist suspects after they had been charged under proposals to be published within weeks by John Reid.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article1837662.ece


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http://sharenews.twoday.net/search?q=John+Reid

It's Thriving, But Lethal: Britain's Decade of Arms Exports Puts The Lie To Any Notion of An Ethical Foreign Policy Under Blair.

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/05/22/1357/

Britain's reputation on the world stage suffered "severe damage" when ministers halted a corruption inquiry into an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, a Commons committee has said.

http://snipurl.com/1izgb


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