Our New Terror Policy: Safety Last?
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Have we, in less than eight years, already forgotten that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty — as well as being the price of safety from Islamist terror for ourselves and our families?
http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp?secid=1501&status=article&id=322267557541055
US judge refuses bail for terror suspect
WASHINGTON (AFP) — A US federal judge refused Wednesday to release on bail alleged Al-Qaeda sleeper agent Ali al-Marri, the last “enemy combatant” held on US soil.
Judge Robert Carr of the Charleston, South Carolina federal court ruled Marri was a danger to the community and was a flight risk, according to a copy of the detention order obtained by AFP.
“There are no conditions of release that will reasonably assure the defendant’s appearance as required and the safety of the community,” said Carr.
The judge cited government claims that Marri, 43, trained in Al-Qaeda training camps in Afghanistan and entered the United States on September 10, 2001 on a fraudulently obtained student visa.
Marri “maintained communications with (alleged 9/11 mastermind) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, researched the use of toxins, and positioned himself as an Al-Qaeda sleeper agent in the US,” said Carr.....
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iNHclpEzXIVYd2yeh0GehfsSUKDw