[ssf] Gu: Britain sliding into police state - says ex-police chief!

[Dan]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/terrorism/story/0,12780,1400584,00.html

"He added: "I have serious worries and concerns about these ideas on 
both ethical and practical terms. You cannot lock people up just because 
someone says they are terrorists. Internment didn't work in Northern 
Ireland, it won't work now. You need evidence."

Charles Clarke sez:

"My first responsibility is to protect people. I don't regard their 
rights as absolute. There are serious people and serious organisations 
trying to destroy our society. We are in a state of emergency."

Blair sez:

"I pay great attention to the civil liberties of the country. But on the 
other hand, it is also right that there is a new form of global 
terrorism in our country, in every other European country and most 
countries around the world."

Hitlers number two man, Herman Goering, sez:

“Why... of course the people dont want war. Why should some poor slob on 
a farm want to risk his life in a war, when the best he can get out of 
it is to come back to his farm in one piece. Naturally the common people 
dont want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor for that matter in 
Germany, that is understood

"But, after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine the 
policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along; 
whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, a parliament, or a 
communist dictatorship.

"Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of 
the leaders, that is easy. All you have to do is tell them that they're 
being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and 
exposing the country to danger, it works the same in any country.”

(from the Nuremburg Trials)