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Originally Posted by roachboy
from today's washington post, an article that dimantles teh administration's claims that the "war on terror" has been a success--this in the context of the recent cowboy george roadshow centered on trying to resell the patriot act.
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charade it is.
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Or, alternatively, it turns out it's extremely difficult to convict people for something they were planning to do, as long as they're careful enough.
In our country, quite a few people have been tried for terrorism, and only a few (if any) have been convicted. There's usually too little evidence; and what little evidence there is, is too secret or cannot be independently verified. There's always an innocent explanation for their "terrorist plans", and when there's doubt about guilt, people will not be convicted.
But what's the alternative: not doing anything, and only prosecuting terrorists who successfully carried out their plans?