A pre-9/11 approach to terror

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Author(s) Las Vegas Review-Journal editorial board
Source Las Vegas Review-Journal
Date November 19, 2009
URL http://www.lvrj.com/opinion/a-pre-911-approach-to-terror-70448622.html
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Quotes-start.png "Perhaps a federal judge will rule that the constitutional guarantees didn't apply until the decision was made to try the men in civilian court. If so, what message are we sending to the world about our judicial system? That we make up the rules on a whim? That the real purpose here is to put on show trials complete with pre-ordained verdicts?" Quotes-end.png


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