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From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 15:55:24 -0500
From: Monty Solomon <monty () roscom com> Subject: Britain placed under state of emergency Britain placed under state of emergency Kamal Ahmed, Antony Barnett and Martin Bright Sunday November 11, 2001 The Observer Britain is to be placed under a state of 'public emergency' as part of an unprecedented government move to allow internment without trial of suspected terrorists. In a historic initiative that will incense civil liberties groups, David Blunkett, the Home Secretary, will lay the order before the House of Commons in the next 48 hours, to be followed by anti-terrorist legislation which will be rushed through in the next four weeks. The order, which says the events of 11 September are 'threatening the life of the nation', will allow Britain to opt out of Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which bans detention without trial. ... http://www.observer.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,591394,00.html
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