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November 22, 2005
Reading between the lines
The teaser for the WP story on Jose Padilla story sniffs, "Held for three years as an enemy combatant, Padilla has been indicted on charges unrelated to any potential terrorist attack in this country." (Poor guy.) But wait - the charges were related to some sinister stuff - not least of which, notes Counterrorism Blog, is that Padilla "traveled overseas filled out a terrorist training camp application and went to Afghanistan to so train" - one run by OBL.
So back to the WP - "unrelated to any potential terrorist attack"? - sure, until it happened. Padilla wasn't at Fat Camp, for God's sake.
More: with his fellow indictees, Padilla "operated and participated in a North American support cell that sent money, physical assets, and mujahideen recruits to overseas conflicts for the purpose of fighting violent jihad. This North American cell supported and coordinated with other support networks and mujahideen groups waging violent jihad." The defendants' beneficiaries included Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman (of the 1993 WTC bombing).
CTB notes the indictment was made possible by the Patriot Act, which is a postitive spin, but Michelle Malkin wonders if the indictment means the Bush adminstration is reverting to Clintonian stylings on the war on terrorism, namely that it's best fought in courthouses, by lawyers (and isn't really a "war at all, etc.).
Posted by bill at November 22, 2005 04:39 PM
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