Padilla

[Joe R. Golowka]

> The stories say he was in the planning stage only....now how would that be different from what we
are doing with Iraq?  Cuteness aside, >talking about blowing up the US is not a crime (let's ignore
any recent "interpretations" by the DOJ shall we?).  So, unless they can point to an >action taken in
furtherance, on what basis can they hold the guy?

He committed a thought crime.