Disgrace at Freedom Plaza
By Shawna Bader, AlterNet
October 4, 2002

Last Friday morning, I was illegally arrested along with more than 600 others, the vast majority of whom had committed absolutely no illegal act and had not planned on being arrested...

When Egyptians and Jordanians get arrested in their countries by the hundreds simply for peacefully demonstrating in support of the Intifada or against their governments' relationships with the U.S., doesn't the State Department human rights report cite that as examples of civil rights and free speech violations? (It does, I've read it). What's the difference between them and us?

I've given you the bread now go read the meat!

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