Carrying on the principled fight (Ventura Cty Star)

[struggle4progress]

Citizens must not give up rights
September 16, 2006

.. "Whether we bring our enemies to justice or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done," the president vowed. But, he added, "We're in a fight for our principles, and our first responsibility is to live by them." ..

Deep in every patriotic heart is the fierce desire to bring the killers to justice. But our pursuit of justice must be scrupulously just. That is a central American value. The president's proposed tribunals mock it ..

"I'm not aware of any situation in the world where there is a system of jurisprudence that is recognized by civilized people where an individual can be tried and convicted without seeing the evidence against him," Brig. Gen. James Walker, a U.S. Marine Corps staff judge advocate, told Congress last week ..

Meanwhile last week, the president sought congressional blessing for his warrantless-wiretapping program. Since 9/11, the National Security Agency has monitored phone calls and e-mails between foreign terrorism suspects and people in the United States ..

http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/opinion/article/0,1375,VCS_125_4997698,00.html

[Demeter]

1. Since Dubya is Our Own Worst Enemy, I Hope Justice Is Swift and

thorough!