Two Standards of Detention

Associated Press by Amy Goodman | Jul. 8, 2009 (Opinion)

Nonviolent activists like Stepanian, and Muslims like Hashmi, secretly and dubiously charged, are held in draconian conditions, while Roeder trumpets from jail the extreme anti-abortion movement’s decades-long campaign of intimidation, vandalism, arson and murder. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Racism, Torture, Bush Administration, Civil Liberties, Law, Obama Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Jul 10, 2009 - 11:26 AM PDT
Reviewed by: Dwight Rousu (review), Tanya J. Maurer (review)
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Jul 10, 2009 - 11:26 AM PDT
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Dwight Rousu
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 by Dwight Rousu - Jul. 10, 2009

Amy identifies gross disparities in the treatment of a right wing terrorist in prison versus ethnic and religious minorities in prison.

The first step in solving a problem is being aware there is a problem. This exposes a problem of bias.

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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Jul. 14, 2009
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