U.S. Indicts Padilla After 3 Years in Pentagon Custody - New York Times

Finally, the AG does the right thing. We now let the courts to perform the job given to them by the Constitution.

The fact that the Grand Jury did not return an indictment based on the "dirty bomb" charge may suggest that Ashcroft never really had the goods to back up his public pronouncements. At last, the public will see how dangerous (or not) Padilla and his kind really are.

Whatever are the AG's real motives, this is a step in the right direction.

BBC NEWS | Americas | White phosphorus: weapon on the edge

BBC | Americas | White phosphorus: weapon on the edge

So, now our government has confirmed that we used a chemical weapon to inflict bodily harm on "combatants." The difference between us and Saddam Hussein appears to be that we used chemical weapons on "combatants" whereas Saddam used chemical weapons on civilians.

Brings to mind Jesus's saying about the our righteousness vis a vis the pharisees' righteousness, and its relationship to the Kingdom of God.