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The Real Lesson of the Jose Padilla Conviction
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8-19-2007 11:51 AM
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jose padilla
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justice
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terrorism
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enemy combatants
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bush administration
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jury trials
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dirty bomb
zizzy
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This conviction could be overturned on appeal.
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