They just got a different tool to use than we do: They kill innocent lives to achieve objectives. That's what they do. And they're good. They get on the TV screens and they get people to ask questions about, well, you know, this, that or the other. I mean, they're able to kind of say to people: Don't come and bother us, because we will kill you. Bush - Joint News Conference with Blair - 28 July '06

Sunday, December 19, 2004

QC to quit over imprisonment without trial in UK

The Independent reports that Ian Macdonald, a Special Advocate before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC) will resign tomorrow over the UK detention of 'terror suspects' without trial.

He says that the government's anti terror legislation is "contrary to our deepest notions of justice".

This comes hot on the heels of the House of Lords ruling last week that the detention of the 'suspects' was illegal (see 'Law Lords - Go old timers Go' below).