Wednesday, March 26, 2003

Things to Read


French airline steward detained for nine months in US


Hundreds Of Arabs Still Detained

"We have absolutely no idea how many they have behind bars and neither does anybody else because the government simply will not tell us"



The American Muslim Association of North America


Detained, by Michael Welch, reviewed by Elaine Cassel, who recommends

"Detained" should be read by anyone interested in learning about the origins of the evolving "us versus them" posture that stigmatizes, criminalizes, and incarcerates immigrants in the name of "freedom" and "national security." The way this country treats its vulnerable residents should be of concern to all Americans who profess to value human rights. But, as the draft of Patriot II suggests, the treatment of immigrants may foreshadow the treatment of citizens in the years to come.

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