[CLUE-Talk] Anyone heard about this? Free Mike Hawash

[Randy Arabie]

>On Tuesday 29 Apr 2003 17:42:26 -0600, Jeffery Cann Wrote:
>
>>On Tuesday 29 April 2003 10:40 am, Jed S. Baer wrote:
>>
>> Re. Hawash: How do I know what he has or has not done?
>> IOW, what would I say to my representatives, now that
>> charges have been filed? I've written them in the past
>> regarding due process and other constitutional issues
>> surrounding USAPA and the Homeland security act. I'm not
>> saying Hawash is guilty, nor innocent. I'm saying that I
>> have no way of knowing. The nature of covert operation is
>> that as few people as possible know about your actions.
>
> Well, before he had been formally charged, he (an American
> citizen) had been held for about 6 weeks.  This certainly is
> against the 4th amendment and sets a bad precedent against
> the 'innocent until proven guilty' deal.
>
> Now that he has been charged (and given what few facts I
> know), it seems that he may be guilty of bad judgement more
> than conspiracy.  Hard to say right now.
>
> Jeff
>
> --
> Life is a tie. In the end, no one wins.
>  -- Oswald Neimo

As it turns out, Mr. Hawash pleaded guilty Wednesday to
conspiring to provide services to the Taliban.

<Quoteing http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93944,00.html>

"You and the others in the group were prepared to take up
arms, and die as martyrs if necessary, to defend the
Taliban. Is this true?" U.S. District Judge Robert E. Jones
asked Hawash during the hearing.

"Yes, your honor," Hawash replied.

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Randy
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