who are the 'terrorists'?

there seems to be a great deal of uncertainty over what terrorism is amongst the police of this country. if they're not shooting innocent people they're locking them up, detaining them, or searching them. it seems that anti-terrorist laws are not simply racist, but are increasingly becoming a byword for anti-opposition laws. the scotsman reports that over 600 people were held under section 44 of the terrorism act during the labour party conference. amazingly enough many of those held were protesting against the conference. if i were suspicious i might suspect that the laws were being used to quash protests, in a similar manner to the massive police presence around the dsei arms fair (where s44 has also, controversially, been used in the past).

free country my arse.