Legalities.

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Read this article by Susan Estrich.

Prominent law professor and political advocate.

"Susan Estrich -- politician, professor, lawyer and writer"

Writing about the captured terrorist, Ali al-Marri.

An article entitled, "The Land of the Free?" Please notice the question mark. Susan is suggesting that in some regard, this is NOT the land of the free??!!

Well, this Ali has been held for three and one half years now in a military prison, and has now been transferred to a civilian prison awaiting charges and trial?

This does seem to be against what our legal system stands for.

But, Susan does LEAVE OUT some interesting facts regarding this Ali and his case. Very disturbing facts that have been reported in some other media. Susan understates in a major way what this man was all about.

"you are charged with credit-card fraud and making false statements"

Yes, Ali is being charged with credit-card fraud. HE HAD IN HIS POSSESSION, AT THE TIME OF ARREST, 1000 CREDIT CARDS THAT WERE EITHER STOLEN OR FRAUDULENT. THIS IS MASSIVE FRAUD, NOT JUST YOUR RUN OF THE MILL CREDIT CARD THEFT!!

"In 2002, Ali was charged with financial crimes. Al-Marri was charged with opening bank accounts with inadequate or forged identity documents."

Ali also had made phone calls to a person in Dubai that has been determined to be a financier for Al Qaeda. NOT just one or two phone calls, but a number of them. AND MADE THESE CALLS FROM PUBLIC TELEPHONES. ALI WAS TAKING ACTIVE MEASURES TO PREVENT BEING DETECTED. SURREPTITIOUS BEHAVIOR INDICATIVE OF GOOD COUNTER-SURVEILLANCE TRAINING.

"Evidence has been disclosed that al-Marri was in possession of a telephone card that was previously used to call a number in Dubai linked to the reputed Al Qaeda finacier, Mustafa al-Hawsawi"

Ali was also found to have the formula for making hydrogen-cyanide [HC] poison gas on his computer. A very deadly chemical agent that could wreak havoc if used properly.

"After searching al-Marri's computer, a folder was found labeled 'jihad arena', which according to the government, contained information on hydrogen cyanide, a poisonous gas used in chemical weapons"

[jihadis in 2003 were preparing for a HC attack on New York City subway system? The apparatus they purportedly were going to use to release the gas was replicated by the CIA and found to be workable?]

From this, a person such as myself is reasonably able to infer that Ali was a really bad guy. Wormed his way into this society with the intent to do great harm.

Is an unlawful enemy combatant of the worst type. I stress the word UNLAWFUL [Susan omits this word from her description of Ali.] At best, Ali is a spy in a time of war [albeit an undeclared war!]. At worst, he is an unlawful enemy combatant planning mass murder and is not entitled to any legal protections as ordinarily understood.

[recall that the Nazi saboteurs from World War Two that landed in the U.S. were captured, declared to be unlawful enemy combatants, tried, and hung, all within two weeks. Roosevelt personally gave the orders that this is how things would proceed.]

The American government, legal system, and the public in general seem to be confused as to how to proceed with the anti-terrorist, anti-jihad war. Is this "war" going to be prosecuted as a criminal matter or as WAR! This does need to be decided. So far, I find that the process is not satisfactory! NO definitive answers have been had. Dragging things out through the courts is not an adequate way to address this matter!!

coolbert.