AB-Prosper

Another take.

Read and Heed. This poor man served 16 long years for a crime he did not commit. To prevent such things in the future it is incumbent on all decent persons to fight injustice. Whenever, wherever , to whoever it happens we must say,strongly. No More. We must fight. Do what you can.
if […]

Story Here
I guess there is no thanks to the European Court of Human Rights due either but as with my previous words on this matter its no surprise.
I hope he cooperates.

I direct you folks to this hopeful article on the fight against the atrocity that is Supermax .
We as Americans need to come together to end this kind of practice, this cruel and unusual crime against humanity, this degredation of the human spirit.
Now I understand there are times when solitary confinement must be […]

According to the UN via Aussie Daily Telegraph .
I am inclined to agree. A I see it the the weapon is just too much of a temptation to abuse and no amount of training will make up for that.
Used only on armed suspects, especially say knife wielders it can save lives but it is […]

The US seems to be in a bit of decline.
The worlds most expensive military can’t seem to win in Iraq or Afghanistan, Our airlines become shabby and uncomfortable with even basic comforts like water
blanket and pillows become “Extras”
we lag on High Speed Bandwidth and don’t ask about our vaunted cellular phone service. I […]

Poor Gary McKinnon. Unless the UK listens to the European Court of Human Rights or the McKinnon gets smart and does what the US wants he is doomed.
McKinnon is a pain in the butt hacker to be sure and if he were doing a bit of time for his offense, especially in England […]

The way I figure it the Supreme Court did a decent enough job on this issue. 5-4 in favor on an individual right of sorts.
Personally I would have would have preferred that they had gone farther and said anyone who isn’t in state custody (jail, prison, some kinds of supervised release) […]

Amnesty International are biased against evil. How can we ever trust them again?
- Cognitive Dissident

That si the title of a fine essay by Mort Rosenblum on Common Dreams.
These two sentences say everything, more than I could in 10.

For anyone not clear whether something is torture, here is a simple test: Try it. Not under controlled circumstances, when you know that it will stop. Try it for real. […]