Your government puts people in jail on the
merest suspicion, refusing them lawyers, and either holding them
indefinitely or deporting them in the dead of night.
Two Chinese muslims are still being held at Guantanamo Bay despite
the government admitting they are not “enemy combatants”, and the
Supreme Court refuses to hear their case. They were rounded up in
sweeps around the world that put Muslim men in torture chambers at
Guantanamo Bay (as well as CIA “black hole” sites). Despite the
fact that a military review panel decided the men are not “enemy
combatants” (nor are they accused of any crimes), they continue to
languish in detention at Guantanamo. The Supreme Court’s refusal
to hear their case means that the two men are stuck in indefinite
detention, and moreover maintains the Bush regime’s ability to detain
whoever they want without charges. So much for “checks and
balances” putting a stop on this regime’s fascist remaking of society.
The World Can’t Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!
(Source: “Supreme Court sidesteps case of Guantánamo’s Chinese Muslim captives”, Miami Herald, 4/17/06)