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It was still happening in the 70s, (I personally knew one case), but I've lost touch, right now the church
It used to be in Spain (in the 1920s, according to Gerald Brennan) that the community wanted the priests to
My only fear is that the case is so contaminated by Holder saying things like, "acquittal is not an option",
It is bad for the American justice system to mix war and habeas corpus. If we are going to spend
I just had a terrible thought. A Catch 22 idea. It appears that KSM is eager to take the credit
Correction: Mixing war and criminal law is a dreadful mistake. How do we justify "targeted assassinations" under our system of
And do the families of the "collateral damage" victims of the predator attacks have a right to sue the US
With you on that one all the way bro. What has me worried though, is that Obama is supposed to
I rather doubt you will find a jury anywhere and certainly not in NY that is going to be leaning
OK, KSM has been tortured to obtain his confession. How do you use that as evidence in a court of
I think Buchanan has effectively pointed out how contradictory our system is in a twilight situation like this. Under your
He can recant on anything he signed or requested under military custody, because it is public record that he was
If the guy is dumb enough to plead guilty than everything may go OK, but if he gets the right
I think you are right Lalo. And I think that show trials are not part of the rule of law.
I think he may realize before too long what damage he could do to the American system by pleading "not