Originally published October 15 2005
British government tightening security at the expense of civil liberties
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Analysts say that Britain's newly proposed Terrorist Bill could open the gate for many governmental abuses by allowing police to hold suspects without charge, tighten restrictions on pro-terror speech and indict people for "indirect" involvement in terrorism.
On September 15, Home Secretary Charles Clarke announced details of the proposed draft Terrorism Bill that represents a fundamental attack on democratic rights and civil liberties.
The new legislation will give the government further powers to proscribe organisations deemed to be glorifying terrorism and the right to close "extremist" bookshops.
Clarke's draft bill builds on measures the government drew up in August when they proposed new grounds under which people can be deported and excluded from the UK.
Hours before Clarke announced the new draft bill, he authorised the arrest of seven Algerians who were seized in dawn raids on their homes in London and Manchester.
Those arrested were then taken to prison and face deportation.
Last month nine other people were also seized on the basis of being a threat to "national security."
A total of 16 people now face deportation to Algeria, despite facing the threat of torture and death.
Not a shred of evidence has been presented to support the claim that any of those arrested was involved in planning terrorist offences.
Among those being currently detained are four men who were defendants at the centre of the now infamous "ricin terror plot" and subsequent lengthy trial.
On January 5, 2003, police raided a flat in Wood Green, north London and seized what was described as a "poisons laboratory," including "traces" of ricin.
The so-called "ricin terror plot" played a notorious and critical role in the lies and propaganda of both the US and UK government in their preparation for the invasion of Iraq in March 2003.
These lies were part of an orchestrated campaign by the UK and US to claim that the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" and Baghdad's alleged support for terrorist cells necessitated war in Iraq.
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