Well, the three Brits from Guantanamo Bay have been sent back to the UK, now, and detained under the Prevention of Terrorism Act.
The arguments for the process that they've been though seem to be that there is a greater good for other people which overrides their individual rights, but the question for this blog post is simply:
If a country (Britain or the USA) imprisons people without trial (and we're talking of periods of 2/3 years), can it justifiably call itself a free country, or a Land of the Free?
As far as I can see, the argument for their treatment in this way is that the end justifies the means. Subsidiary question: is this true?
I have a feeling that deep down we all know the answers to these questions ...
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