[mobglob-discuss] Essay on Civil Liberties in the EU (fwd)

[Tom_Childs at Douglas.BC.CA]

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Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2002 08:38:57 +0000
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An interesting overview:
Statewatch press release, 9 September 2002
The "war on freedom and democracy"
an analysis of the effects on civil liberties and democratic culture in the 
EU A 5,000 words essay by Statewatch editor, Tony Bunyan. The "war on 
terrorism" has turned into an ongoing "war on freedom and democracy" which 
is now setting new norms - where accountability, scrutiny and human rights 
protections are luxuries to be curtailed or discarded in defence of 
"democracy".

The full text is on: <http://www.statewatch.org/news/2002/sep/04freedom.htm>







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