Courtesy of Mish.
Meet the “Nato Three”
Brian Jacob Church, Jared Chase and Brent Vincent Betterly, known as the ‘Nato Three’. Photograph: AP/Cook County sheriff’s office.
All were arrested, put in an “off-the-books” interrogation compound in Chicago and denied access to lawyers. This goes on every day. People are beaten and threatened.
It’s all part of the alleged war on terror. I prefer to call it “War of Terror“.
War of Terror
Please consider the Guardian report “The Disappeared”: Chicago Police Detain Americans at Abuse-Laden ‘Black Site’
The Chicago police department operates an off-the-books interrogation compound, rendering Americans unable to be found by family or attorneys while locked inside what lawyers say is the domestic equivalent of a CIA black site.
The facility, a nondescript warehouse on Chicago’s west side known as Homan Square, has long been the scene of secretive work by special police units. Interviews with local attorneys and one protester who spent the better part of a day shackled in Homan Square describe operations that deny access to basic constitutional rights.
Alleged police practices at Homan Square, according to those familiar with the facility who spoke out to the Guardian after its investigation into Chicago police abuse, include:
Keeping arrestees out of official booking databases.
Beating by police, resulting in head wounds.
Shackling for prolonged periods….
