If the terrorists hate us for our freedoms….
The simple solution is to take our freedoms away
Padilla is probably John Doe #2 from Oklahoma City. He was the FBI man on the inside who let the FBI know at every step what was going to happen. He is mentioned in the thousands of pages NEVER released before McVeigh's execution. He should never have surfaced!
But, he did. That he did is, I believe, proof that the FBI isn't talking to other agencies (actually, how could they in this case) but, once the issue was public, it will have to go away quickly and, maybe, permanently.
Really? I remember seeing the allegedly infamous "Willie Horton" ad. What I saw didn't show his face. It didn't mention his race. There was a voiceover on a grainy b&w image of people passing through a revolving barred turnstile. I thought Willie Horton was white, until the democRats revealed otherwise.
For me, this colors the entire article. Not that the media can be trusted. But I'm not sure this guy can be either.
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He's in the witness protection program. He's now a utility infielder for the Tigers or the Devil Rays.
The main issue here is not of guilt or innocence it is summed up in one paragraph “This unprecedented rollback in civil rights scored scarcely a blip in the national media, however. Although the idea that the government can take any American and simply throw him in jail indefinitely should have been extremely alarming to the public, it was never much of a story.”
None of us know the real story here. Anyone of us can make all the assumptions we wish. The fact is that this is an issue for a Judge and Jury whether it’s Civil or Military to decide. The other point that should be considered is the source of the information that has put Padella in this situation and is causing a real Constitutional Crisis. “What all of this meant, really, is that the Bush administration was now enthusiastically taking the word of admitted Al-Qaeda operatives to throw Americans in jail.” I can just imagine what can happen if the TIPS program is actually set in motion.
The statement that ” But a more abstract benefit was Padilla’s usefulness in providing another excuse to expand police powers”. also has merit. The Patriot Act and the new Homeland Security Bill and even the new legislation on Corporate Crime have already shown that Congress and the Administration are indeed attempting a power grab
Yes the press focuses on just Headlines and could care less about the Constitution. They ather put the focus sensationalizing news than protecting Americans. Lastly it is the Constitution that is under a major assault and that mean “We The People” are under a major assault. As far as posters here that are just quick to draw rather than see the larger picture, you too are no better than what the Government is doing to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. You should be ashamed.
If anyone thinks that we had a Constitutional Crisis during the 2000 Elections does not know what a Constitutional Crisis is. THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS!
Wake up America!
For 10,000 FReeper points, what is Matt Taibbi? For 5,000 bonus points, why should I take him seriously?
The Constitution guarantees everybody in this country due process of law, including the right of habeas corpus. This combatant, like any other citizen, is taking full advantage of that:
Jose Padilla v. U.S.
U.S. gangs linked to terrorism
At least one member of the group under investigation in Seattle converted to Islam while serving time in a Washington state prison. Now federal authorities are taking a close look at this question: Could it be that prison is one of the most fertile breeding grounds for future terrorists? FBI officials think there could be a real connection.“There is a dangerous element out there,” says Ali, “that can influence young people if we don’t monitor and keep an observation on which Islam is being taught.”