Possibly the greatest crime yet considered by our furless leaders is the corruption of the rule of law which has been embodied since the days of the Magna Carta in the principle of habeas corpus -- the prohibition against causing people to disappear without trial.

Here is the story of one lawyer whose life is dedicated to the protection of that principle and who is reasonably concerned that this underpinning of all "rule under law" may be about to be unpinned.

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/09/26/habeas/index_np.html

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