Comments on: Another Blow To Britain’s Crumbling Control Order Regime

By: Calling Time On The Use Of Secret Evidence In The UK by Andy Worthington « Dandelion Salad

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:16:43 +0000

[...] to do so. As a result, several men who were once so casually described as terrorists have actually had their control orders quashed, indicating that, when it comes down to it, the government has been required to look long and hard [...]

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:27:02 +0000

Thanks, Opit. Good to hear from you — and the Orwell analogy is very apt!

By: opit

opit — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:58:46 +0000

I’m afraid I tend to the idea that things were ever thus : we indulge in selective memory aided by constant bafflegab. The Emergency Powers of the War Measures Act being put into place full time needed a false threat to ‘justify’ rolling back legal ‘protections’ – British Common Law really – mandated by the Magna Carta. Thus ‘Islamofascism’ : and ‘We Were Always at War with Oceana’ ( Orwell ).
You have quite a list of revelations. I collect such. Here’s one index from my.opera.com/oldephartte/links/ ‘Lists forwarded to Blogger’ http://opitslinkfest.blogspot.com/2009/07/perception-alteration.html

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:35:44 +0000

Hi Docmann,
That’s today’s “hitting the nail on the head” analysis! Thanks for dropping by.

By: Docmann

Docmann — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:34:16 +0000

Until the causes of torrorism are redressed the threat will remain. The exploitation and corruption of the young, weak and helpless, the vicious, brutal unprovoked aggression against sovereign states by the U.S.A. and its lackeys will always inflame an opposition that, lacking military equipment, will pursue guerilla tactics. Setting up a police state is no sure protection.

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:37:15 +0000

Hi Dakotahgeo,
Good to hear from you, and I’m totally with you about dealing with the sins of the Bush/Cheney Crime Wave …

By: Andy Worthington

Andy Worthington — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:35:42 +0000

If only there was somebody better waiting in the wings, Iain …

By: Dakotahgeo

Dakotahgeo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:13:10 +0000

Thank you, Anita and Andy, but until and unless the United States deals with the sins of the Bush/Cheney Crime Wave, they have absolutely no right to even interrogate, much less imprison so-called terrorists from anywhere. Right now the United States is embroiled in domestic terrorism by the lunatic right wing fringe and I’m not half as worried about Islam or Muslims as I am about our own hillbilly mentality (which seems to be rampant everywhere, with or without the hills). We need to shovel our own porch clean before we do a dusting of others’ porches! Thank God we have the new Administration of PRESIDENT Obama at the helm; it may move slowly but at least it isn’t in reverse, e.g., 2000-2008!

By: Dakotahgeo

Dakotahgeo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:07:26 +0000

Where the HELLL do these governments get the power to put into practice all of these illegal laws, no matter WHAT country is involved. Where is the UN Court of Criminal justice and War Crimes when this should be their area of responsibility…? Good Heavens! I don’t mind terrorists being jailed but let’s try and make sure they are actually terrorists!
What a bunch of hooey!!!

By: Iain Parkes

Iain Parkes — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:00:02 +0000

And they wonder why the majority of people in this country do not want Identity Cards or the Database that underlines it……

This government is totally corrupt and needs to be voted out of power ASAP!