Vol. 77/No. 7 February 25, 2013
Conflict in Egypt
Your articles on Egypt give a very comprehensive idea about the conflict that is taking place there in relation to the constitution, such as the controversial articles, the composition of the opposition, the poll and its results, with a brief history of the revolution and its aftermath in a smooth and concise manner.It would have been useful though to mention how the constituent assembly was formed and who are the people who dropped out of it in a protest, like the Copts.
Ammar Khatib
Athens, Greece
Our humanity
Like always, the U.S. criminal system has provoked prisoners to stand up for their humanity.
A few days ago, the prison here was put on lockdown. The officers announced no one was getting exercise, shower, canteen, religious service, education—nothing.
The prisoners who stood up got showers. The prisoners who did not stand up did not have a shower in over a week.
This Wednesday, more prisoners stood up. They were maced, beat up and so on. They simply wanted canteen so they could buy stamps to write to their family, hygiene so they could clean themselves, and to be treated like a human.
Some of us have been beaten and not offered medical attention. Some of us will get worse treatment if the eyes of the public are not on officials—and the officials know it.
A prisoner
North Carolina
The perfect read
The Militant is the perfect read. Not only do you address issues here at home, but you also give us, the readers, a view of other things we can’t see that are happening in the world.
A prisoner
California