tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post110589364270035414..comments2023-11-05T17:53:13.405+08:00Comments on Singabloodypore: Singapore detains 2 more related to terrorist group Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1105968730790258232005-01-17T21:32:00.000+08:002005-01-17T21:32:00.000+08:00I see what you mena in terms of american citizens ...I see what you mena in terms of american citizens as opposed to foreigners living in US or meeting them in Afganistan.dfgdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890467678463833210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1105966954013373022005-01-17T21:02:00.000+08:002005-01-17T21:02:00.000+08:00I guess you may be right, but from what I read the...I guess you may be right, but from what I read their abuses stem from mainly 'The torture and degrading treatment of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantánamo Bay' who will hardly be their own citizens. Oh well.<br /><br />RDredrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16413340496211985458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1105953512445121462005-01-17T17:18:00.000+08:002005-01-17T17:18:00.000+08:00To me it read like the article from the Guardian w...To me it read like the article from the Guardian was arguing that rights were being undermined or circumverted inside the US. Guess the following quote dominated the article for me..."The US government is less and less able to push for justice abroad because it is unwilling to see justice done at home."dfgdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890467678463833210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1105927765628417482005-01-17T10:09:00.000+08:002005-01-17T10:09:00.000+08:00May I also add this is perhaps why the majority of...May I also add this is perhaps why the majority of US citizens think that they live in the ultimate liberal utopia where everyone is bestowed with uncircumventable civil rights.<br /><br />RDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539995.post-1105927395840404212005-01-17T10:03:00.000+08:002005-01-17T10:03:00.000+08:00I think the ISA's detention without trial policy m...I think the ISA's detention without trial policy may seem contrary to 'innocent until proven guilty' standard civil procedure but imho it is a perfectly proportionate response to a very serious threat to national security. FYI In the light of the 911 disaster UK itself enacted its Terrorist Act so that suspected terrorists could be detained without trial for a certain length of time.<br /><br />As for the US, they have always struggled to comply with human rights standards but only outside their citizenry, who are well protected by their almighty Constitutional Rights.<br /><br />RDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com