The Spread of Illegal Detention

Establish Secret Prisons

In the shift to totalitarianism, Naomi Wolf points out, the government begins establishing secret prisons with prisoners' rights removed. Usually, only one or a limited number of such prisons is opened. Both Mussolini and Hitler began this way. Only a relatively small number of persons was initially treated this way. But soon larger numbers of people were rounded up and placed in prison without the rights to due process, including the right to see the evidence against them, the right to face their accusers, and the right to trial by jury.

This is the danger of the Guantanamo prison, says Wolf. Once such a prison is begun Pandora's box is opened. There have been reports that the federal government is either planning for or has already opened such prisons on U.S. soil. We know legislation has been passed allowing for the mass round-up of people in time of "emergency."

In coming days, I plan to cite the sources supporting these various allegations. For the time being, I refer the reader to Wolf's critically important book, The End of America. Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot. The abridgment of our rights must stop and those doing the abridging must be held accountable!