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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: Glenn Greenwald's partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours [View all]East Coast Pirate
(775 posts)48. They've gone completely fucking crazy.
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BREAKING: Glenn Greenwald's partner detained at Heathrow airport for nine hours [View all]
99th_Monkey
Aug 2013
OP
So stupid of them. This will only enhance support for journalists and whistle blowers and
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#44
this is exactly what Rowling was rapping when she wrote Crouch, Sr., and Scrimgeour
MisterP
Aug 2013
#32
Yes. Schedule 7 allows for confiscation of personal property up to 7 days.
Luminous Animal
Aug 2013
#13
And now it targets the partners of Journalists. I hope this increases the pressure to get rid of it
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#46
It is yet another clear indication of where society is headed on the current path. And it's
RKP5637
Aug 2013
#74
We've been misunderstanding the word 'terrorist'. What it really means is 'Journalists not
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#51
Indeed. "journalists [and] their family members were targeted for arbitrary detention or arrest"
Luminous Animal
Aug 2013
#39
Do you have a theory about which particular "thug" or "thugs" are responsible?
CakeGrrl
Aug 2013
#56
If I remember Mario Puzo correctly, even the Mafia declared 'loved ones' off limits. I may
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#86
I just read the full Greenwald statement on another thread and discovered he
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#93
America The Beautiful - Land Of Despots And Tyrants - Home Of The Oligarchs And Corporatists
cantbeserious
Aug 2013
#36
Yes, most of people do know that. Some who know probably approve of it. I wonder how the British
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#120
This has nothing to do with terrorism. This does reveal who our government considers
Autumn
Aug 2013
#49
It would be great if this high profile occurrence will effect law and policy change.
Matariki
Aug 2013
#52
Fortunately they live in Chile, which itself was a victim of the US's Massive Surveillance
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#75
Thank you, anywhere in S. America is a good place for Western Journalists to be right now.
sabrina 1
Aug 2013
#81
I was just thinking "We defended the Brits from the Nazis for this?" So the Walt
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#97
Wanting to get all the electronic data would be part of the motive
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 2013
#69
+Infinity! The Empathy Deficit Disorder on display is really something, isn't it? - nt
HardTimes99
Aug 2013
#99
That comment was horribly cruel. If my husband was held by authorities
Luminous Animal
Aug 2013
#115
... Mr Miranda ... had spent the previous week in Berlin visiting Laura Poitras ... who has .. been
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#112
"More than 97 percent of people stopped under the provision are questioned for under an hour,
99th_Monkey
Aug 2013
#119