[itsahoot]

Rush is covering this story now. Asks; Why now, it is a month old?

[The Energizer]

Re the one month wait: Perhaps the Justice Dept., et al., wanted to make sure everything was being done by the book before going public with this.

Perhaps we'll hear more about the timing of this announcement as the day progresses.

It is interesting that the Justice Dept. was able to keep this secret with no leaks.

[foreshadowed at waco]

President Bush, based on recommendations from Ashcroft and White House councel Al Gonzales, designated the suspect as a combatant in papers signed late Sunday

The fact that this guy was only designated as an unlawful combatant last night would seem to be the reason that the story is out today...prior to yesterday he was being held for questioning...verification...he was found to be carrying detailed plans for a 'dirty nuke'...since he's an American citizen they had to be sure that they had all their ducks in a row before they could re-designate him for a military tribunal...I wonder if they plan to charge him with treason or if they have to strip him of his US citizenship to try him...the re-designation allows them to hold him indefinitely and to limit his access to an attorney...

He's a Brooklyn Hispanic guy who became a Muslim in the joint...go figure.