Just a reminder: the war on Iraq is not inextricably tied to other “homeland security” efforts — and each can be judged on their own.
And judging from this, the DoJ continues to pull some high-handed (and underhanded) crap in its pursuit of HS. And while I’ve defended the “enemy combatant” appellation in the past, if it’s true that government prosecutors are using it as a threat to extort confessions or guilty pleas, then once again the government will have demonstrated that it can’t be allowed to have an inch more power than is absolutely necessary.
Let’s remember that the hamstringing of the FBI in the 70s — which may have made it a lot easier for terrorists to strike in the early 00s — came about because of serious abuses in the 60s. Screwing around like this is not only unjust, it’s giving future terrorists a break, because it will lead, inevitably, to a renewed crackdown.
Or at least one can hope.
(via InstaPundit)