So Yasser Hamdi was captured in dodgy circumstances in Afghanistan, and Jose Padilla was a gangbanger with serious al-Qaeda contacts. Both are now American citizens imprisoned indefinitely, without a charge, allowed contact with absolutely no one, not even a lawyer.

Do you think that in the United States of Ashcroft it couldn't happen to someone like you -- a quiet, respectable professional with a good job and a nice family? Think again.

via TalkLeft.