George W Bush's America

• Theft of a US Presidential election

• The USA Patriot Act

• The Congressional Resolution Authorizing the Use of Force Against Iraq

• The Establishment of “Free Speech Zones” during Presidential Events

• The unprovoked invasion and ensuing/continuing occupation of Iraq

• The establishment of Gitmo Detention Center and “Enemy Combatants”

• Abu Ghraib

• CIA Black Sites – Extraordinary Renditions

• Illegal Domestic Wiretapping

• Military Tribunals – Authorization of Torture - Suspension of Habeas Corpus

• Suspension of the Insurrection Act and the Posse Comitatus Act

• Detention of Foreign Aliens on US soil as Enemy Combatants:

US: Immigrants may be held indefinitely

By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer Tue Nov 14, 6:39 AM ET

”WASHINGTON - Immigrants arrested in the United States may be held indefinitely on suspicion of terrorism and may not challenge their imprisonment in civilian courts, the Bush administration said Monday, opening a new legal front in the fight over the rights of detainees.”

“Ali Saleh Kahlah Al-Marri, a citizen of Qatar, was arrested in 2001 while studying in the United States. He has been labeled an "enemy combatant," a designation that, under a law signed last month, strips foreigners of the right to challenge their detention in federal courts.”

“Government attorneys said “foreign fighters” arrested as part of an overseas military action have no constitutional rights and are being afforded more legal rights than ever. In its short filing in the Al-Marri case, however, the Justice Department doesn't mention that Al-Marri is being held at a military prison in South Carolina — a fact that his attorneys say affords him the same rights as anyone else being held in the United States.
The Justice Department noted only that the new law applies to all enemy combatants "regardless of the location of the detention." The Bush administration maintains that al-Marri is an al-Qaida “sleeper agent”. The Defense Department ordered a review of Al-Marri's status as an enemy combatant be conducted if, as requested, the case is thrown out of court.”

When they come for you, who will remain to speak out?

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue