Defendant or 'Enemy Combatant'? Courts Bypassed, Questions Raised ; U.S. Eyed in Detainment of Terror Suspects
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SEATTLE Ahmed Ressam, an Algerian national caught on his way to bomb Los Angeles International Airport five years ago, was afforded all the rights of a U.S. citizen.
"Dirty bomb" suspect Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who has been held for three years without charges, was not.See the full content of this document
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Defendant or 'Enemy Combatant'? Courts Bypassed, Questions Raised ; U.S. Eyed in Detainment of Terror Suspects
Ressam's case shows the legal system's capacity for handling terrorists and the Justice Department's ability to use the courts to get them to talk.
Padilla's does not.The successful prosecutions of Ressam and, more recently, of Zacarias Moussaoui, the...See the full content of this document
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