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April 27, 2004
Who let the dog out?
The other case is quite literally the most important case of our lives-- forget about Roe v. Wade, or Bakke, or even Bush v. Gore. The cases of Hamdi and Padilla are, quite literally, the thin line between whether we are a free country-- period-- or not. As you will recall, Mr. Padilla (potentially also John Doe No. 2 from Oklahoma City, according to at least one decent conspiracy theory espoused by the Junk Yard Blog) was picked up on a flight from Pakistan to Chicago, and accused of plotting to detonate a so-called "dirty bomb" in the United States, then placed in criminal lock up, then removed to a brig, where he has been denied charge, counsel or trial for over two years as an "enemy combatant" at the whim of the President. U.S. Atty. Gen. John "I'm truly too stupid to even sense the irony" Ashcroft announced the good news of Padilla's capture from Moscow.
Posted by Andrew at April 27, 2004 07:22 PM
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