The Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear an appeal from Jose
Padilla, thereby leaving the Bush regime free to hold US citizens in
indefinite detention without charges at the orders of the president.
Padilla, a US citizen, was arrested and held without charges in a
military brig for 3 and a half years as an “enemy combatant” suspected
of a terrorist plot, solely on the orders of Bush, who justified this
by saying, “trust me, he’s a bad guy.” In January, in order to
avoid more controversy in the midst of the NSA spying scandal, criminal
charges were finally made against Padilla, though they had nothing to
do with his alleged terrorist plot.
So basically, Bush just got legal approval from the highest court to
detain whoever he wants. Does that make you feel safer?
The World Can’t Wait! Drive Out the Bush Regime!
(Source: “Justices Decline Terrorism Case of a US Citizen”, NY Times, 4/4/06)