John le Carré: Britons have been ’stripped’ of civil liberties

Nicole Martin and Christopher Hope
London Telegraph
Tuesday, Sept 23, 2008

Britons have been “stripped” of their civil liberties amid an “atmosphere of panic” over the threat from terrorism, according to the novelist John le Carré.

In a rare public intervention, the spy author criticised ministers for voting to extend the time limit that terror suspects can be held without charge to 42 days.

His comments come only weeks ahead of a key vote in the House of Lords that could see peers throw out the Government’s controversial 42-day proposals.

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The writer, who admitted he has a reputation as “an angry old man”, said he was furious that the Government had been allowed to get away with a sustained attack on civil liberties.

“Partly, I’m angry that there is so little anger around me at what is being done to our society, supposedly in order to protect it,” said the 76-year-old in an interview in Waterstone’s magazine.

“We have been taken to war under false pretences, and stripped of our civil rights in an atmosphere of panic. Our lawyers don’t take to the streets as they have done in Pakistan.

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4 Responses to “John le Carré: Britons have been ’stripped’ of civil liberties”

Fast Action Response Team (FART) Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 4:48 am
I wonder what Frederick Forsyth will say in the near future since it is already public knowledge that 9/11 was an inside job. He is the king of detailed research when it comes to political issues he uses for his novels. his latest novel “The Afghan” though is full of mainstream disinfo and supports the official lie of 9/11. Maybe Freddie has sold out to the Establishment long ago. That’s sad, since in his early days the BBC had fired him over being “too critical” concerning the Biafra conflict he had been covering as a correspondent.
Fast Action Response Team (FART) Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 5:34 am
“Partly, I’m angry that there is so little anger around me at what is being done to our society, supposedly in order to protect it,” said the 76-year-old in an interview in Waterstone’s magazine.”

Someone please send Johnny a truckload of DVDs and info material.
THESE MEASURES ARE NOT MEANT TO PROTECT BUT TO ENSLAVE YOU MR LE CARRE DO YOU UNDERSTAND!!!
Scientologyisacult Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 12:25 pm
Re: Frederick Forsyth.

If he is as meticulous as you say, has looked at the facts (THE FACTS AS IN NOT GOVT PROPAGANDA OR MEDIA LIES) and has decided to stay on the govt version of this fiasco then he is a coward. PERIOD.

He only has to use his eyes. That will tell him whether he is watching a gravity driven collapse or the simultaneous explosion and dustification of the towers in a visible wave top down.
england expects Says:
September 23rd, 2008 at 11:07 pm
frederick forsyth i thought he was dead. oh well