I’m suffering from acute exhaustion after jelly bean research (well, that and a tummy upset from eating all that candy given me as a bribe by the suppliers to mention them in the article). So just read this material instead.
Ashcroft outrage number something (I’ve lost count): Here’s a guy who’s an engineer at Intel, a naturalized American citizen, a husband and father, and apparently a guy whose charitable impulses have just landed him in jail as a material witness. His “crime” appears to be that he donated some cash a while back to an organization which has just been put on the potential terrorism-funder list. He is being held in solitary confinement, with limited access to his attorney. All the court documents pertaining to his case are being kept secret; he may not even have been charged or interrogated as yet.
This is not the way American justice is supposed to work. Please go over here to read more. If you’re as dismayed at the way this case appears to be taking shape, write to your Congresspeople. Here’s a sample letter.