You've got to be shitting me. There's actually a JOB APPLICATION form for Al-Qaeda? That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard! You never hear of job applications for other criminal organizations. When was the last time you heard the Mafia turned someone down because their references didn't check out?
Well Jose Padilla actually filled one of these things out and if you ask me, that's a very damning piece of evidence. Put that together with other bits of evidence and you've got a solid case for supporting terrorism. However, I'd personally like to see people being executed for supporting terrorism if the terrorist act was severe enough. For example, if a guy sends money to his relatives overseas, and that relative uses that money to fund a terrorist operation without the first guy's knowledge, that's very iffy. However, if he knew and he knew that people might be killed or were killed, hang em high.
Just because someone didn't die just means you failed in your plan. There's really no difference between murder and attempted murder other than something stopped you, usually because the person lived or the police caught you in time.
What's going to be key in this trial is the evidence that CAN'T be used against Padilla. Issues of torture have come up, and if true, cannot be used against him in court. Plus, with key Al-Qaeda guys providing some evidence, the government doesn't want them to be cross examined in court. Rightfully so though, as they could reveal interrogation techniques, key evidence against other terrorism suspects, or even try to communicate with the outside world. It only gets hairier from here.
Travis
travis@rightwinglunatic.com
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