[Paul Atreides]

Millions dying as a result of a terrorist nuke is idiotic.

[linn37]

stop screwing around and deport the lil buggers

[gcruse]

Oh, my. Get ready for Bushbots on Parade.

[mrsmith]

timesdispatch.com
"The solicitor general's office argued in its appeal that U.S. District Judge Robert Doumar improperly strayed into foreign policy issues. Allowing a lawyer to talk to an "unlawful combatant" could damage interrogators' efforts to learn about the Taliban and the al-Qaida terrorist network, the government argued. "

''What is the law which governs an army invading an enemy's country?'' the Court asked in Dow v. Johnson.1535 ''It is not the civil law of the invaded country; it is not the civil law of the conquering country; it is military law--the law of war--and its supremacy for the protection of the officers and soldiers of the army, when in service in the field in the enemy's country, is as essential to the efficiency of the army as the supremacy of the civil law at home, and, in time of peace, is essential to the preservation of liberty.''

I think the judge just wants a higher ruling, and this article is a typical pantload.

[Fish out of Water]

The Bush administration's quest for secrecy is understandable, considering it was primarily staring at headlights prior to Sept. 11. Newsweek and numerous other publications now report that the Bush administration, probably for political reasons, discounted the Clinton administration's severe and substantial warnings about terrorist activities.

To make the ridiculous claim that Clinton was on top of the terror war and Bush chose to ignore Clinton’s solid advice; proves this writer is incapable of intelligent analysis. What ever of the rest of the story may have some validity must simply be due to the authors parroting of someone else’s ideas, so why don’t you find the original source for the ideas and post their work.

[tet68]

Yawn, another Ashcroft hit piece.

[Tuor]

In a related case, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler will decide if the government has any Constitutional basis to keep secret the names and charges against those it currently detains as terrorists.

We *must* be safe at whatever cost. It's for the children.

Tuor

[Frances_Marion]

I notice that all the usual Chomskybotic leftists have suddenly come out of the woodwork for this thread...odd coincidence, isn't it?

[JMJ333]

I think the content is hysterical fear-mongering from a paranoid socialist. If he really thinks that he has more to fear from the Bush administration than from Islamic fundamentalists who have infiltrated our culture then I suspect he's been puffing on the peace pipe too long. Watching "Jihad in America," by Steven Emerson puts in all in perpective.

[Always Right]

I think this post belongs on DU. Post on there.

[swarthyguy]

You'd think this drastic reduction would involve roadblocks on interstates, highways and byways and near particular neighbourhoods and areas. Instead we have roadblocks for seatbelt scofflaws and drinkers! Why not deputise local police to have discretionary authority to check immigration status based on a set of guidelines involving even racial criteria ie. let brazilians go, but look askance at pakistanis or egyptians. Minimise the threats we're being warned daily about. Not perfect, but better than waiting passivelyto be hit again.

[lasereye]

the Clinton administration's severe and substantial warnings about terrorist activities.

Say what?

[boris]

"Ashcroft had bullied Congress to pass the USA Patriot Act. Most of Congress now admit they didn't read the 342-page document which butts against Constitutional protections of the First (free speech), Fourth (unreasonable searches), Fifth (right against self-incrimination), and Sixth (due process) amendments."

Wouldn't it be nice if these whackos cared as much for the other amendments in the Bill of Rights?...such as the Second, Ninth, and Tenth ones?...But the BoR is a Chinese restaurant menu to these creeps; they pick the amendments they like and ignore the rest.

There is a word (several, actually) for such persons: Hypocrite...

--Boris

[Sabertooth]

U.S. District Judge Robert G. Doumar says Ashcroft's super-secret policies and violation of basic Constitutional guidelines sounds "idiotic."

Yaser Esam Hamdi, 21, an American citizen born in Louisiana but captured in Afghanistan, has been confined at the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Station since April 5. The Justice Department claims that since Hamdi is a captured enemy combatant not only isn't he entitled to legal representation but can be held indefinitely since he hasn't been charged with any crime.

Prehaps Judge Doumar (wonder whose appointment he was) would feel better if we tried Hamdi for treason, a capital crime.

OTH, when he took up arms against our country, his citizenship was gone, so isn't Hamdi eligible for a military tribunal?

I believe the President made real mistake when he didn't put Moussaoui (20th hijacker) and John Walker before the tribunals.

If not them, who?

[mrsmith]

Appeals Court Hears Arguments in Hamdi Case

"Dunham argued that Hamdi, as an American citizen, should be treated not as an ``enemy combatant,'' as the government wants, but as an ordinary prisoner.
``Prisoner-of-war cases are not really applicable here because we don't have a war,'' Dunham said.
Chief Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson III appeared surprised by Dunham's argument. ``You're saying that despite the fact that this is denominated a war on terrorism, that 3,000 American citizens were killed (in the Sept. 11 attacks), that there's fighting in Afghanistan, this is not a war?'' he asked.
Dunham reiterated that the campaign against terrorism is ``not a declared war.''

LOL- Hey 'Dumbham'- don't lie about the Constitution before the Fourth Circuit!