Sitting not before a jury of his peers, but the same six U.S. military jurists that had acquitted him of conspiracy to commit terrorism, but found him guilty of providing material support by driving a car for Bin Laden, Salim Hamdan was sentenced to 5 1/2 years. The prosecution, also military, had asked...

I can't even comment on this. "An eight-month McClatchy investigation of the detention system created after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has found that the U.S. imprisoned innocent men, subjected them to abuse, stripped them of their legal rights and allowed Islamic militants to turn the prison...

More good news follows closely on the encouraging signs that the Iraqi government is now fully willing and (somewhat) able to use deadly force against its own citizens! As you may remember from last week (if you’re still paying attention) the civil war in Iraq got a big shot in the arm when (apparently...