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Holy Land Foundation Hamas Support Convictions Affirmed
Given the lengths to which the current administration goes to portray the Muslim Brotherhood — inside and outside the United States — as a &ld...
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On Combatant Detainee al-Marri, the Fourth Circuit Splits the Baby
About a year ago, I wrote here on NRO about a divided (2-1) panel of the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals which ruled that Ali Saleh Kalah al-Marri, an alleged terrorist operative from Qatar...
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Not an Enemy Combatant Because the Court Says So
I wrote Tuesday about the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals from the DC Circuit which presumes to overrule the commander-in-chief’s determination that a Uighur detainee — who...
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Lawfare Strikes Again
Strike another blow for lawfare: The use of the American people’s courts as a weapon against the American people in a war prosecuted by the president — the only public official electe...
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Libby Trial Reveals Media Hypocrisy
The newly eventful jury deliberations are grinding ahead in the trial of Lewis “Scooter” Libby. Simultaneously, the mainstream media is preparing its post-mortems. Libby, Vic...
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The FISA Follies Roll On
Over two weeks ago, the Bush administration stunned both supporters and detractors of the National Security Agency’s Terrorist Surveillance Program — heretofore, involving warrantless...
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Pragmatism Trumps Suicide
Judge Richard A. Posner, of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago, is one of America's most prolific intellectuals and legal philosophers. Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, his power...
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Checked and Unbalanced
George Will's diatribe against the NSA program is meritless.
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Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
The Senate reverses itself and opens the courts to al Qaeda.
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Did the CIA “Out” Valerie Plame?
What the mainstream media tells the court ... but won't tell you.