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Harpeau · Joined: 01 Feb 2003 Location: Coquitlam, BC

So I guess the question is: might Canada and the USA do the internment jig again with Muslim extreemists?

The problem is, who is going to have the guts to stop the governments? Whoever does is going to come accross as seemingly being "Anti-American" or "Anti-Canadian".

On a different note it makes me wonder: Is the present American government (Uncle Sam) being (Aunti) anti-American?

Leaves a lot for us to think about.

ajgeddes · Joined: 28 Apr 2004 Location: Yongsan

freethought · Joined: 13 Mar 2005

ajgeddes is right in that it would be hard to detain people based solely on religion. In this case it wouldn't be so much religion, but I think more of a case of '6 degrees of seperation'. IE: Mr Khan knows, mr muhammad, who knows mr mohammed, who knows person X, and person X has terrorist leanings, sympathies, links or what have you and WHAMO, Mr Khan finds himself picked up for questioning. and detained.

That I can see happening...

lastat06513 · Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

There was a proposal between '85-88 to intern people on bases in the mid-west who might either protest and/or do some kind of terrorist act in case the US invaded Nicaragua, which might have turned into an invasion of Cuba as well.
The plan was called off after the invasion of Panama, which was a staging exercise for the Nicaraguan invasion, after President Ortega agreed to hold elections.

The president has the power to revoke selected private liberties in case of war, especially against a group or segment of the population that the government deems "harmful" to the rest of the public.

It was done secretly many times during wars and conflicts that the US has been involved in; just because you don't hear about it doesn't or didn't mean it didn't happen.

JMO · Joined: 18 Jul 2006 Location: Daegu

lastat06513 · Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:20 am Post subject:

1898- President McKinley quietly rounded up Mexicans, gouchos and other latin nationals who might rally around Spain as the US fought the Spanish-American War.

1917- An executive order was signed that threatened to inter all German-Americans in the West if there was any signs of assistance being given to German spies in the US. And because of the Zimmerman Telegram, US troops moved many Mexicans away from the Mexican border, especially those who had helped Poncho Villa.

1942- You know that one (original post)

1951- An order was signed by the president that would keep Korean and Chinese immigrants under surviellance by the FBI during the Korean War so they don't give details of US military movements to "the aggressive side". And their movements around the country was strictly monitored during this period.

1985-1989- The one I mentioned.

2001-Present- The president ordered the use of racial profiling in identifying potential terrorists and also ordered that all potential terrorists can be held indefinitely under the guidelines stated in the Patriot Act.

hairy sue · Joined: 18 May 2006 Location: weewee heaven

Those internments were absolutely insignificant compared to the horrors being perpetrated in Poland and Germany at the time. There is absolutely no equivilence whatsoever.

freethought · Joined: 13 Mar 2005

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

gang ah jee · Joined: 14 Jan 2003 Location: city of paper

What concerns me is the islamophobes* who've started making suggestions relating to stripping muslims in the West of their citizenship and deporting them. Apparently muslims are an incredibly powerful and influential group in the West, and if we do not find some kind of final solution to the Muslim problem they will act as a cancer eating the heart out of Western civilisation. This is happening because the once proud and glorious West has become too tolerant, soft and decadent. Without the will to power, we will are destined to a fate of servility to our Muslim masters. Our freedom will be smothered under the harsh veil of Sharia law. We need some kind of folk movement to wake the West to struggle against the Muslim threat that is growing from within.

*favourite Islamophobe quote: "I can't be an islamophobe because I'm not afraid of muslims - I just hate them." Second favourite: "Islam is not a race, so there's nothing wrong with wanting to deport Muslims."

EFLtrainer · Joined: 04 May 2005

The Empresident has the power, via the Patriot Act, to imprison anyone he wants, any time he wants. Further, Halliburton really is being paid a bunch of money to update the camps... and build others.

I never thought I'd see the above, at least not see it LEGAL.

I never thought I'd see warrantless wiretaps be claimed legal.

I never thought I'd see the US attacking whomever the president pleases.

Etc.

So.... can it happen? Of course.

The closer we get to an election that looks like a landslide against the Republican party, the more likely it becomes.