From TomDispatch: The rise of a new post-9/11 system of (in)justice in America. Former Guardian editor Victoria Brittain, author of Shadow Lives: The Forgotten Women of the War on Terror, offers us an eye-opening look at what’s really happening to our American world of “justice” right before our eyes. When it comes to Muslim men now, pre-conviction and pre-punishment are normal activities. Don’t miss this one. It’s striking! “A four-month hunger strike, mass force-feedings, and widespread media coverage have at last brought Guantanamo, the notorious offshore prison set up by the Bush administration early in 2002, back into American consciousness. Prominent voices are finally calling on President Obama to close it down and send home scores of prisoners who, years ago, were cleared of wrongdoing…Still unnoticed and out of the news, however, is a comparable situation in the U.S. itself, involving a pattern of controversial terrorism trials that result in devastating prison sentences involving the harshest forms of solitary confinement. This growing body of prisoners is made up of Muslim men, including some formerly well-known and respected American citizens.” “Guilty Until Proven Innocent, How to Pre-Convict and Pre-Punish an American Muslim” tomdispatch/blog/175709/
Posted on: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:06:07 +0000
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