All ten items are from a WH press release.
Briefing Room - The White House
Let's take a look at the facts.
From the NYU Law Review: Prosecuting Terrorism: The Legal Challenge
NYU writes:
1. 2001 Tasking Ali S. Kahlah al-Marri
Detained although charges were dropped
2. West Coast Airliner Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding3. Jose Padilla Plot
Jose Padilla detained and convicted
4. 2002 Straits of Hormuz Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding5. 2002 Arabian Gulf Shipping Port Plot
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashri convicted and sentenced to death in Yemen
6. 2003 Tourist Site Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding7. Heathrow Airport Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding8. 2003 Karachi Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding9. East Coast Airliner Plot
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding10. 2003 Tasking
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding11. Gas Station Tasking
Majid Khan detained in Pakistan
12. Brooklyn Bridge Tasking
Iyman Faris convicted on material support charges
13. US Government and Tourist Sites Tasking
No public record of any detention or legal proceeding14. 2004 UK Plot
Nine men of Pakistani descent detained in Britain with trial pending
15. UK Urban Targets Plot
Eight men including Issa al-Hindi detained in Britain with trial pending
5 cases involve detention.
3 cases involve conviction.
I dare say that the Patriot Act, with the employment of the Echelon program and human intelligence, is proving its worth. Unless of course you're cool with more 9/11 style attacks.
Um. No.
This is pathetic.
And, of those that have no public record, I'm assuming you're taking it on faith that Dubya et. al. are telling the truth.
Just like they did about the yellow cake. The WMD.
Et cetera.
I'd also like to point out that, of those that involve detentions, 4/5 were in other countries.
The only detention/conviction here in the U.S. is Padilla.
Not Found - The New York Times
Herald Tribune writes:
On the way to this verdict, the government trampled on the Constitution, and its prosecution of Padilla was so inept that the crime he was convicted of - conspiracy to commit terrorism overseas - bears no relation to the plot to wreak mass destruction inside the United States, which the Justice Department first proclaimed.
Pathetic. Just pathetic.
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