American nightmare
It's an anniversary that ought to be commemorated all over the civilised world - by the flying of flags at half mast. Exactly 60 years ago, freedom of speech and thought were imperilled in an America so caught up in fear and insecurity that it serves as a warning to George Bush and Gordon Brown.It happened in Hollywood. Only this was no screenwriter's fantasy. There were all the ingredients of a horror movie. People innocent of any crime were arraigned before a group of men who had set themselves up as judges and jury in hearings that put the very constitution of the US on trial.… Seguir leyendo »