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A guilty verdict on vague terrorism charges reveals how unnecessary the Bush administration's extremism has been.
  • The truth will be never be known

    Jose Padilla lost the case the minute he was arrested.

    When the government prosecutes someone, they never lose-they will manufacture evidence, taint witnesses, alter documents and other sundry things to guarantee a conviction.

    The whole case is now history-he will lose his appeal, and languish in prison for the rest of his life. I can guarantee he will probably get 30-45 years hard time, and never catch a break from the courts.

    Call me a cynic, but I do know this: the government never loses a major prosecution. Ever. They won't allow the courts to see any evidence of innocence because that's "secret" and not allowed to be viewed by non-cleared personnel.

    Even Padilla himself doesn't know half of the "facts" of the case as given by the government. He never had a chance.

    A steamroller just did him in.