http://www.newsfrombabylon.com/article.php?sid=3928Philip Nolan was a lieutenant in the US army who, court-martialled for a youthful mutiny, publicly damned his country and said he never wished to hear its name again. As punishment, Nolan was forced to spend the rest of his life at sea, transferred from one US naval vessel to another, never allowed to return home or even hear news of it.
Lieutenant Nolan is a fictional character, subject of a famous 19th century American short story The Man Without a Country. But an oddly similar fate faces a real man without a country, Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu, who is due to leave prison on Wednesday after serving every day of an 18-year sentence for treason and espionage.
While Nolan could not return to his home state, the Israeli security establishment has told Vanunu that it will not grant his wish to leave it....more...
And Israel considers itself a "democracy"...?
They should heed this:
Note: UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights:
Article 13
1. Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the borders of each State.
2. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country.
But, unfortunately, Israel is above International reproach.
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