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But some of you want to turn this guy loose because you think someone else's 4th amendment rights might have been violated in the course of capturing him.

Unfortunately you are the one who wants to turn him loose. Case law is well established and illegal searches have overturned convictions. Thankfully there was no evidence against this guy gathered during any illegal searches (that I am aware of). Furthermore I read the indictment and there is a boatload of legally gathered evidence. So his conviction is safe.

I don't want to turn this guy loose at all ~ but no matter how someone else's 4th amendment rights might seem to have been violated, that has no bearing whatsoever on HIS 4th amendment rights ~ plus they already had warrants to search his and his brother's places of residence, their cars, etc. That'd been done.

The Middle East is where you need to go to find societies that EXTEND a householder's rights under the law to his guests ~ and if you have sufficient rank the magistrates cannot come in, and the criminals there are safe.

The 4th amendment does not extend the middle eastern rights of hospitality to mad dog bombers hiding in your boat! Besides, nobody tried to hide him.