Purpletigron

Dr Peter Watts, Canadian science fiction writer, beaten and arrested at US border by USA Department of Homeland Security guards:

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/11/dr-peter-watts-canad.html

And in his own words: http://www.rifters.com/crawl/?p=932

If you are interested in finding out more truth behind this story ... well, Dr Watts has been able to retain a good lawyer, but is nowhere near able to afford to fund his full legal defense against the USA Department of Homeland Security. The first link explains how you can send donations to his legal defense fund: PayPal to donate@rifters.com.