The gathering fascism in the United States

Unconstitutional GITMO detentions are a cancer affecting US population

US military personnel war crimes

- Taguba report identifies culture

Rumsfeld direction

- Secure Orders transmitted affective GITMO, Afghanistan, and Iraq

- White House counsel opines that war crimes are permissible

White House well aware of problems in 2002

- NSC Rice briefed in early spring of 2002

Demonstreated state-side law enforcement conduct consistent with White House direction

Curtailing feedom of speech, association, travel, protest

- Law enforcement deployed to stifle government opposition

- Law enforcement boldness in engaging in simlar abuses stateside

Government misconcut

- Unlawful detentions, threats, abuses widespread

- Innocent, victimes, and informants treated as crimminals

Founding documents ignored

- Clear constitutional provisions ignored

- Threat of 42 USC 1983 claims ineffectual

Ineffectual checks and balances

- Meaningless consequences for government lawlessness, unresponsiveness

- White House pushes for consent decrees not court orders; DoJ refuses to prosecute law enforcement unconstitutional conduct

- Congress admits its staffers and legislators ineffective in oversight