Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?

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“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” is Latin for “Who watches the watchmen?” and is an apt question for many current issues relating to the “War On Terror” (WOT, which also stands for “Waste Of Time”) and its consequences for human rights.
While we sit back comfortably and blog about food or whatever else tickles our fancy, some of the things that are being done in our name(s) by our governments in the WOT would prevent any of us from holding down a proper meal. One of the most egregious elements of the entire WOT is the flagrant disregard for Justice and the Right to Fair Trial. Individuals have been detained and held without formal charges for extended periods, some even for several years, without recourse to due process or a fair trial in a Court of Law. I don’t know about you, but this really disturbs me...
What can we do about the WOT and its inimical effects on justice and human rights in our world? We can start by contacting our Members of Parliament, or Congressmen (and women), or Senators, or Governors, or Premiers, or whomsoever we can and try to influence them to work to rescind, scale back, or reconsider the virtually unlimited seizure and detainment powers that have been granted to agencies charged with the task of carrying on the WOT.
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