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NIGHTLINE: 911 Legal Limbo
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Terry L Parker
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Jan 09, 2004 13:56 PST
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TONIGHT'S FOCUS: Winning the war on terror.
The events of 9/11 led to a fundamental shift in our legal system. Do extraordinary times call for such extraordinary measures? Was 9/11 a criminal act or an act of war? Tonight we examine whether the judicial process has been sidestepped by the administration in the interests of the war on terror.
We know him as the alleged 20th hijacker. This is how most Americans have come to describe Zacharias Moussaoui, a French citizen arrested on immigration violations before the attacks of 9/11, but soon after tied to Al Qaeda and 9/11. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, it was understandable that the country was looking for someone to blame, some way to hold accountable anyone who may have had anything to do with the events of that terrible day. What better way than a prosecution through the American judicial system--the envy of the world--to show justice at its finest. That was the hope when Attorney General John Ashcroft announced "the first indictments brought against the terrorists of September 11." But since then, the case against Zacharias Moussaoui has fallen apart. He wanted access to witnesses, a fundamental constitutional right, who could support his claim that he had nothing to do with September 11th. Trouble is, those witnesses are also Al Qaeda operatives captured by the U.S. And in the interests of national security, the government argued, they could not be called. The judge in the case said unless Moussaoui gets his constitutional right to talk to them, the government could not him tie him to 9/11 or seek the death penalty. That ruling is under appeal.
But the government has not been consistent in how it pursues these cases. Take American citizen Jose Padilla, accused of plotting a dirty bomb attack. The President declared him an enemy combatant, and he lost the right to his lawyer or to a trial. Again, the government insists national security is at risk.
These are just two of a handful of cases that have emerged as a result of the investigations after 9/11 that have challenged us as a society and as a nation that lives by the rule of law. Challenges that most likely will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Is the country strong enough to use the judicial measures already in place or do the events of 9/11 require a fundamental shift in the judicial process? Nightline correspondent Deborah Amos, producer Elissa Rubin and researcher Caroline Cooper have prepared tonight's report. This is an issue that every American has a stake in. We hope you will join us.
And a note about next week. Ted Koppel will anchor a week of broadcasts from Iraq. On Monday, in a special hour long edition of Nightline, Ted Koppel and executive producer Leroy Sievers will retrace the route they took with the Third Infantry Division from Kuwait into Baghdad during the war. It should be a fascinating broadcast. For the rest of the week they will be looking at the security situation and the rebuilding of Iraq at a time when, despite the capture of Saddam Hussein, the situation in the country remains tense.
Madhulika Sikka and the Nightline Staff
ABCNEWS Washington bureau
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as it triumphs over the tyranny of fear!
-Terry Liberty Parker
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/
In Austin Texas every Sunday 6:30pm to ?
I host informal discussion to which all are welcome
who want to consider ideas & issues of political liberty
in Hickory St Grill at 8th St & Congress Ave
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face=Arial>TONIGHT'S FOCUS: Winning the war on terror. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The events of 9/11 led to a fundamental shift in our legal
system. Do extraordinary times call for such extraordinary measures? Was 9/11 a
criminal act or an act of war? Tonight we examine whether the judicial process
has been sidestepped by the administration in the interests of the war on
terror.<BR><BR>We know him as the alleged 20th hijacker. This is how most
Americans have come to describe Zacharias Moussaoui, a French citizen arrested
on immigration violations before the attacks of 9/11, but soon after tied to Al
Qaeda and 9/11. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, it was understandable
that the country was looking for someone to blame, some way to hold accountable
anyone who may have had anything to do with the events of that terrible day.
What better way than a prosecution through the American judicial system--the
envy of the world--to show justice at its finest. That was the hope when
Attorney General John Ashcroft announced "the first indictments brought against
the terrorists of September 11." But since then, the case against Zacharias
Moussaoui has fallen apart. He wanted access to witnesses, a fundamental
constitutional right, who could support his claim that he had nothing to do with
September 11th. Trouble is, those witnesses are also Al Qaeda operatives
captured by the U.S. And in the interests of national security, the government
argued, they could not be called. The judge in the case said unless Moussaoui
gets his constitutional right to talk to them, the government could not him tie
him to 9/11 or seek the death penalty. That ruling is under appeal.
<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>But the government has not been consistent in how it
pursues these cases. Take American citizen Jose Padilla, accused of plotting a
dirty bomb attack. The President declared him an enemy combatant, and he lost
the right to his lawyer or to a trial. Again, the government insists national
security is at risk. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR>These are just two of a handful of cases that have
emerged as a result of the investigations after 9/11 that have challenged us as
a society and as a nation that lives by the rule of law. Challenges that most
likely will go all the way to the Supreme Court. Is the country strong enough to
use the judicial measures already in place or do the events of 9/11 require a
fundamental shift in the judicial process? Nightline correspondent Deborah Amos,
producer Elissa Rubin and researcher Caroline Cooper have prepared tonight's
report. This is an issue that every American has a stake in. We hope you will
join us. <BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>And a note about next week. Ted Koppel will anchor a week
of broadcasts from Iraq. On Monday, in a special hour long edition of Nightline,
Ted Koppel and executive producer Leroy Sievers will retrace the route they took
with the Third Infantry Division from Kuwait into Baghdad during the war. It
should be a fascinating broadcast. For the rest of the week they will be looking
at the security situation and the rebuilding of Iraq at a time when, despite the
capture of Saddam Hussein, the situation in the country remains tense.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><STRONG>Live&LetLive.2001.10.06:
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Wray. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Made soon after 911; includes <STRONG>ABC-TV</STRONG>
Austin affiliate (KVUE) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>street rally interview with Terry Liberty Parker (near
start) <BR>RealMediaPlaybackAt </FONT><A
href="http://images.indymedia.org/imc/austin/lll01100.rm"><FONT
face=Arial>http://images.indymedia.org/imc/austin/lll01100.rm</FONT></A><FONT
face=Arial> </FONT></DIV>
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previous shows </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>available free for playback and/or download
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>at <A
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#800000><EM>We must be FOR a brave love of life,
liberty and the pursuit of happiness; </EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#800000><EM><FONT face=Arial>as it triumphs over the tyranny of
fear!</FONT></EM> </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT face=Script color=#800000 size=4><EM><STRONG>-Terry
Liberty Parker</STRONG></EM></FONT> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><A href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/"
target=_blank><FONT
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<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080></FONT></EM> </DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>In Austin Texas every Sunday 6:30pm to ?
</FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>I host informal discussion to which all
are welcome </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>who want to consider ideas & issues
of political liberty </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial color=#000080>in Hickory St Grill at 8th St &
Congress Ave </FONT></EM></DIV>
<DIV><EM><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#000080>MyPicAt </FONT><A
href="http://profiles.yahoo.com/txliberty" target=_blank><FONT
color=#000080>http://profiles.yahoo.com/txliberty</FONT></A><FONT color=#000080>
</FONT></FONT></EM></DIV>
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