And you become what you fear

The U.S. Government has (NOT including Guantanamo) been keeping 14,000 prisoners overseas--outside the reach of any law. That's FOURTEEN THOUSAND people being held under the name of the United States, without any due process, without being told why they are being detained, without access to evidence, without access to counsel, without access to any court or public forum, without contact with family, without any any rights whatsoever.

If you don't read anything else on the subject, read this. A couple ( excerpts )