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Strategies & Market Trends : Anthony @ Equity Investigations, Dear Anthony,
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To: peter michaelson who wrote (100647)9/27/2007 9:02:11 PM
From: SI Bob  Read Replies (1) of 122087
 
The conviction is listed among the Bush administration's successes in fighting terrorism.

Online citation, please?

The trial was motivated by anti-terrorism politics.

Anti-terrorism one of the lesser motivations, I think. Self-interest on Breen's part was higher up the list, I think. But I can agree to that as a part of a broad definition of "anti-terrorism politics". Similarly, Torquemada was wrapped up in anti-Satanism politics.

The prosecutor's mandate was to help shut down any possible financial aid to terrorism.

A prosecutor's mandate, by definition, is to get a conviction. Unfortunately, some get so zealous about it, especially if they're positioned to personally benefit from the conviction, that "justice" isn't even in their thoughts. Personally, I think that's usually the case. Especially when they represent the government. It just wouldn't do for a judge and/or jury to say the government's wrong, so you do and say anything you can to win.

The U.S. put its own citizens in concentration camps during WW2 if they were of Japanese descent. I understand why these things are done,

I'm jumping in here pretty late in the discussion. Are we in agreement that it was wrong? Like you, I understand why it happened. I think it's one of the top 5 atrocities (that I know of -- I'm sure there are many more) our government has committed ostensibly for the greater good. Which doesn't make it right.

... frequently wondering if the NAG will ever be a free man.
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