Justice Denied At the Source
Nat Hentoff's new column in the Village Voice, Justice Denied at the Source is a must-read. He begins,
"The clear lesson is that the government, in its understandable and laudable resolve to protect our security, cannot be relied on to protect our basic rights and liberties." Lawrence Goldman, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, responding to the Justice Department inspector general's report on the post-9-11 mass imprisonment of immigrants with roots in this country
"We did not violate the law." Attorney General John Ashcroft, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee on June 5.
The column addresses the Inspector General's report on the treatment of detainees and the mounting evidence that Ashcroft is unfit for the office he holds. Congress may be beginning to take note.
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