After more than two years in a military brig, Jose Padilla was indicted for terrorism offenses related to an al Qaeda plot to have him detonate a "dirty" nuclear bomb in a US city. (Although apparently, the indictment didn't specifically charge him with conspiring to make a "dirty bomb").

Today, his lawyer condemned the action as "politically motivated." Wait! Haven't you been arguing up until now that he was being held illegally and was entitled to his day in court? But perhaps you're right. Even though he is a US citizen he is still an enemy combatant and should be tried by a military tribunal. Dude, you can't have it both ways.

Links later.

- posted by Base10 @ 11:30 AM