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To: Bill who wrote (207)	8/29/2006 6:50:12 PM
From: Ichy Smith	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 20106

But Public trials with evidence and all that stuff are part of our system they are one of the things that make our way of life good, cause everyone can expect a reasonably fair shake.... If we let the government start just killing people, they may get the wrong idea. Governments are not real bright you know.

To: Bill who wrote (207)	8/30/2006 8:27:20 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 20106

Here is an article on this very subject..... 'War on terror' spawns new patterns of disappearances: Amnesty London, Aug. 30 (AP): The international "war on terror" has spawned new patterns of disappearances in South Asia, where authorities are removing suspects secretly and without explanation, Amnesty International said today. In a new report, the human rights group said Pakistan had overseen the "enforced disappearance" of several hundred people as part of the "war on terror," and that the country was broadening its sweep to detain other opponents. In Sri Lanka, the report said, there was a new pattern of state agents seizing opponents, after new emergency regulations giving security forces new powers were introduced a year ago as part of the "war on terror." "Enforced disappearance is a gross violation of international human rights and humanitarian law. It affects not only the victims, but also takes a heavy toll on their families," said Catherine Baber, deputy Asia Pacific director at Amnesty International. "Relatives are left to agonize over the fate of their loved ones in the face of official denials and contradictions," she said. Amnesty and other human rights groups have previously criticized governments of South Asia, Africa and elsewhere for secretly arresting, detaining and questioning civilians, under whatever pretext. Amnesty said that, of those arrested in Pakistan in the "war on terror," some eventually were found to be held by US authorities in Guantanamo Bay, but others were still missing. hindu.com