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Akocomment bbcode by declare powered. E federal criminal laws against terrorism.On the other hand, if Padilla is acquitted, the U.S. military is likely to exercise its post-9 11-acquired power to declare Americans (and foreigners) "enemy combatants" in the war on terror and throw Padilla back into a military dungeon. That is where he was before the government, as part of a clever legal maneuver that was obviously designed to avoid Supreme Court review of Padilla's request for habeas-corpus relief, converted him from an "enemy combatant" in the war on terror to a federal-court criminal defendant charged with violating federal terrorism laws.While the military, of course, could decline to exercise its power to retake Padilla into custody after an acquittal by the jury, that course of action is unlikely given the government's repeated assertion that Padilla is one of the world's most dangerous terrorists.So either way the jury rules -- guilty or not guilty -- the result is almost certain to be the same -- Padilla's stay in jail is likely to be greatly prolonged.Prior to 9 11, if a criminal defendant, including one accused of terrorism, was found not guilty by a federal jury, he would walk out of court a free man. That was the whole idea behind the right of trial by jury that was guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment. However, the government's post-9 11 "enemy-combatant" doctrine, which was upheld by the conservative Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Padilla's habeas corpus proceedings, revolutionized our judicial system by giving the military the power to take Americans (and foreigners)
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T was the first deadly attack by ETA since 2003. ETA insisted that the ceasefire was still in place, stressing that it had not intended to cause any deaths with the attack. Spanish police have nevertheless continued to carry out arrests of suspected ETA members. Mariano Rajoy ETA"s political wing, the Batasuna party, has been banned since 2003. The exclusion from local elections last month of hundreds of candidates sympathetic to the armed group further increased tensions in the region. Zapatero, who faces a general election next year, said his government would use all means at its disposal to protect citizens. Spain"s El Pais newspaper, which has close ties to the government, reported Monday that ETA was planning an "imminent" attack to show off its operational capacity, quoting police sources. A massive security deployment during a military ceremony attended by King Juan Carlos on Sunday reflected the authorities" fears, it said. ETA"s move may boost Spain"s main opposition Popular Party (PP), which has sharply criticised Zapatero"s government for having pursued talks with the group. Two women walk past graffiti which says "Zapatero you have ruined the (peace) process" Popular Party leader Mariano Rajoy called on the government to clarify its policy towards ETA in the wake of the announcement. "ETA must lose all hope of negotiations and know that its only destiny is defeat by the instruments of a state of law like ours," he said in a televised statement. The conservative PP and associations of ETA victims organised large demonstrations earlier this year to protest against
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