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Terrorist Reed Sentenced to Life

Richard Reed got the maximum life sentence in federal court today. Note what the U.S. District Judge William Young said:

"We are not afraid of any of your terrorist
co-conspirators, Mr. Reid. We
are Americans. We have been through the fire
before.

You are not an enemy combatant — you are a terrorist. You are not a
soldier in any war — you are a terrorist. To call you a soldier gives you far
too much stature. You are a terrorist and we do not negotiate with terrorists.
We hunt them down one by one and bring them to justice."

Discussions - 2 Comments

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35860-2003Jan9.html

Ross spoke at Ashland U. this evening and was excellent. After his discussion of Israel and Palestine, his discussion turned to the Axis of Evil. I was specifically interested in North Korea. I am for a war in Iraq, but North Korea seems to be more dangerous and the greater current evil. Am I the only one worried? 6 Months and counting... is all it will take to reinforce the type of risky/calculated behavior War with Iraq is supposed to discourage.

P.S. when we hunt down animals we kill them, when we hunt down terrorists we domesticate/imprison them for life?

Brilliant! Give that judge a medal.

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