The future of habeas corpus
CounterPunch
by Jacob Hornberger
01/03/08
Since an attack on Iran could result in heightened ‘war-on-terrorism’ emergencies here in the United States, this would be a good time to review the issue of ‘enemy combatants,’ especially as the concept applies to American citizens. To analyze the critical importance of the ‘enemy-combatant’ doctrine, we will examine the cases of two people who were incarcerated as ‘enemy combatants’ — Jose Padilla, an American citizen, and Ali al-Marri, a citizen of Qatar. Both were taken into custody on American soil, labeled ‘enemy combatants,’ and incarcerated by the U.S. military...
http://counterpunch.org/hornberger01032008.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=habeas+corpus
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jose+Padilla
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ali+al-Marri
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=enemy-combatant
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jacob+Hornberger
by Jacob Hornberger
01/03/08
Since an attack on Iran could result in heightened ‘war-on-terrorism’ emergencies here in the United States, this would be a good time to review the issue of ‘enemy combatants,’ especially as the concept applies to American citizens. To analyze the critical importance of the ‘enemy-combatant’ doctrine, we will examine the cases of two people who were incarcerated as ‘enemy combatants’ — Jose Padilla, an American citizen, and Ali al-Marri, a citizen of Qatar. Both were taken into custody on American soil, labeled ‘enemy combatants,’ and incarcerated by the U.S. military...
http://counterpunch.org/hornberger01032008.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=habeas+corpus
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jose+Padilla
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Ali+al-Marri
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=enemy-combatant
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Jacob+Hornberger
rudkla - 4. Jan, 13:44
