Interview: Moazzam Begg: Operation end your freedom
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As Labour imposes more draconian legislation, Patrick Ward asks former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg for his views on civil liberties today
The government won the House of Commons vote to extend detention without trial to 42 days. What do you think about this attack on civil liberties?
It's important to remember that the government didn't want 42 days - they wanted 90 days and they've settled for less than half of that. What's really bizarre for me is that I was at the protest close to Downing Street when George Bush visited and I actually caught a glimpse of him.