Short-wave radio? But who has one of those. And hardly secure... unless a protocol has been developed to transmit encrypted binary over shortwave, like the old-style modems that hooked up to a telephone receiver.
In other words, Western countries aren't looking too much better in terms of freedoms here, we're just not hauling people off to prison and not telling families where they are. (Um, I think....)
Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.
Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
Well, you know, there seemed to be very little cry of protest when we lost habeas corpus. So sure....
As long as it's those Other People and not us.
otoh: if you talk to a certain ex-russian friend of ours, he's very happy to now be an american citizen. there are some real differences: perhaps in terms of scale and fear. obviously we didn't rise up into mass protests in 2000, and i live in fear of hate crime, not secret police.
Re: habeas corpusdeskittyJune 27 2009, 17:06:25 UTC
I'm generally trying to remove fear from my life.
But I'm definitely concerned. I wouldn't have said this 10 years ago, but my feeling now is there is a distinct possibility the US government will, officially or unofficially, go after people who say things it doesn't like.
That's not acceptable, and I'm somewhat appalled there isn't more outrage. Given that, maybe we deserve a police state. :p
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But something tells me that wouldn't work for this distance.
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You know, it's really funny you should mention that. The LJ post immediately after yours on my friends list touches on this very topic:
Obama administration officials, fearing a battle with Congress that could stall plans to close the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, are crafting language for an executive order that would reassert presidential authority to incarcerate terrorism suspects indefinitely, according to three senior government officials with knowledge of White House deliberations.
Such an order would embrace claims by former president George W. Bush that certain people can be detained without trial for long periods under the laws of war.
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As long as it's those Other People and not us.
otoh: if you talk to a certain ex-russian friend of ours, he's very happy to now be an american citizen. there are some real differences: perhaps in terms of scale and fear. obviously we didn't rise up into mass protests in 2000, and i live in fear of hate crime, not secret police.
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But I'm definitely concerned. I wouldn't have said this 10 years ago, but my feeling now is there is a distinct possibility the US government will, officially or unofficially, go after people who say things it doesn't like.
That's not acceptable, and I'm somewhat appalled there isn't more outrage. Given that, maybe we deserve a police state. :p
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