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Former Intel Employee 'Disappeared' by U.S.

Posted by michael on from the start-of-a-trend dept.

pmodern writes "Wired has this story about Maher "Mike" Hawash a former Intel programmer who is being held by the DOJ for suspected terrorism. Anyone familiar with the Kevin Mitnick saga will not be surprised that he hasn't been charged and has been locked away in solitary. 'For nearly two weeks, he has been held as a so-called "material witness" in solitary confinement in a federal lockup in Sheridan, Oregon. The designation allows authorities to hold him indefinitely without charging him with a crime.'" See also a NYT article and the Free Mike Hawash website.

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  1. Speaking as a Canadian by TerryAtWork · · Score: 3, Troll

    I notice the USA takes every excuse to remove civil liberties.

    I sincerely believe that the USA will become what it wants to be in it's belly - a xenophobic police state.

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  2. It's not the administration's fault! by ajuda · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Bush administration is not at fault. Republicans want to GIVE you back your rights. That's what they always say -- big government is bad government. It's those damn democrats who are curtailing your liberties... I mean Ashcroft was hired only thanks to a strong effort by the democrats, right? Man, this is getting confusing!

  3. Re:Yay for America by zulux · · Score: 1, Troll

    Times like this, I'm glad I'm Canadian ...

    Time like this, we're glad you're Canadian too.

    I love Canada! The 51'st State Where Your Doller Goes Further(TM)!

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    Moneyed corporations, non-working 'poor' and criminal prisoners are turning productive citizens into tax-slaves.

  4. Civil Liberty by BigBir3d · · Score: 0, Troll

    In short, aint none here (USA).

    Consider the current skirmish in Iraq (the word war requires some sort of 2 sided conflict). If we, the public population, were to have voted on whether to use military force or not, there would have been no military action. Now that it has started, a journalist has already been fired for speaking his opinion.

    We are at a state where the differences to, and the similarities to, those we deem to be 'evil' are striking. We can't be the savior and the opressor at the same time. One or the other man, not both.

    On a side note, is anyone else thinking the BlackHawk should not be in service?

  5. It Is Great That The Government Disappeared Hawash by jonathansamuel · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why did he give $10K to a terrorist organization? What kind of programmer can support three kids and still give that much money to a terrorist organization?

    I hope that Hawash will repent and testify against the other terrorists.

    In the mean time, I no longer wish to purchase computers with Intel inside, since Intel hires terrorists.

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    Marjo Wycam, Master of the Programming Arts