The Furious Spinner

I work for a library which now has some of the most restrictive public use policies in the nation. I live in a country which is now being compared to Stalinist Russia. At least that's what I think Archbishop Sentamu meant when he said we're heading toward George Orwell's Animal Farm. He has asked the UN to take legal action against United States. I hope they do. But what are the odds?

He told the Independent, "The American Government is breaking international law. The main building block of a democratic society is that everyone is equal before the law, innocent until proved otherwise, and has the right to legal representation. If the guilt of the prisoners in Guantanamo Bay is beyond doubt, why are the Americans afraid to bring them to trial? Transparency and accountability are the other side of the coin of freedom and responsibility. We are all accountable for our actions in spite of circumstances. The events of 9/11 cannot erase the rule of law and international obligations.

"The US should try all 500 detainees at Guantanamo, who still include eight British residents, or free them without further delay. To hold someone for up to four years without charge clearly indicates a society that is heading towards George Orwell's Animal Farm."

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