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Do You Feel Safe Now? Proud? - by Paul Craig Roberts »

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Now that military officers selected by the Bush Pentagon have reached a split verdict convicting Salim Hamdan, a onetime driver for Osama bin Laden, of supporting terrorism, but innocent of terrorist conspiracy, do you feel safe?

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jordan114 weeks ago

Or are we superpower Americans still at risk until we capture bin Laden's dentist, barber, and the person who installed the carpet in his living room?>>>>>

Oh lord, this is all so surreal. But I will say this; I'm encouraged that the jury showed backbone, & didn't fall in lockstep behind the obviously flawed evidence. That has to count for something.
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  hyperbola3 weeks, 5 days ago
  
  Well, in Hamden's case and in the case of an American citizen (Al Arian), the Bush administration simply ignores the outcome of the trial and keeps them locked away.
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berkeley4 weeks ago

historically, the rule of law is a very fragile thing. the fact that this "trial" happened at all is a disgrace. unless there's a shock from the new congress that reverses this trend, we can mark now as the beginning of the end for law as we knew it.
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