Former Intel Employee 'Disappeared' by U.S.

Posted by michael on Friday April 4, 2003 @08:16AM 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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Speaking as a Canadian by TerryAtWork · 2003-04-04 08:19 · 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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