Political prisoners

[from The Seattle Times's Politics & Government column]

"What's lost by embracing a tyrant who puts his people in prison because of their political beliefs?" Bush said in reference to Castro. "What's lost is it will send the wrong message. It will send a discouraging message to those who wonder whether America will continue to work for the freedom of prisoners."

So it's the fault of the Cubans that those poor 'political prisoners' are being held in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp?

Disbarred US lawyer given top legal job at UCT

[thanks politicsweb.co.za and Adrian]

A senior official with legal responsibilities at the University of Cape Town had been suspended from the practice of law in the United States for eighteen months before taking up his job at the university. Dr Paul Ngobeni took up the position of deputy registrar (legal services and secretariat) at UCT in September this year. He was suspended from legal practice in Connecticut in late 2005, and continues to face a series of misconduct and criminal charges in that state.

More at the article.