Katharine Seelye writes in the NYT:
In one of the strange turns in the war on terrorism, two Americans are being held in military brigs without access to lawyers, while two foreigners accused of terrorist activities are being tried in federal court with the full range of protections usually accorded to Americans….
“The route they have created in this ad hoc way is devoid of any constraint on the president’s power,” David Cole, a Georgetown University law professor, said. “The notion that he can pick people up off the street, label them and lock them up for the rest of their lives without a hearing is a remarkable one.”
It is unfathomable to me how the NYT can call this “odd” and “strange” rather than shocking, outrageous, and unconstitutional. On a separate note, I hope you’ll agree that the pictures of the accused show 5 of the most guilty-looking people you would ever not want to run into in a dark alley. Of course, we (used to be) lucky enough to live in a country where guilt required more than that John Ashcroft thinks you’re guilty.
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