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It says something noble about the SF community that 90+% of the authors on my friends list have, in the space of an hour, posted the news that Canadian Peter Watts, author of Blindsight and the Rifters trilogy, has been accosted by US Border Guards as he crossed _back_ into Canada, beaten, pepper-sprayed and charged with assault on a federal officer. Well, the news posting itself isn't neccessarily noble, but the defence, sympathy and calls to aid that each made are.

Having recently enjoyed reading all of his books for free online at his own website (http://rifters.com/), I only wish I could contribute assistance as well. The least I can do is pass the news along to any interested parties that haven't already come across it.

More information can be found at: http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/11/dr-peter-watts-canad.html
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