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I will confess that when I first read this article, my knee-jerk reaction was to think, "Ha! Poetic justice in action." I suspect that for many readers, that with be the first and last thought.
But on reflection I think that was unreasonable. The article discloses no context. I don't know what evidence the U.S. had against this guy. I don't know what standards of evidence the British authorities applied. I will admit to my suspicions, but suspicion is not the same thing as knowledge. Most of all, though, I think that the U.K. gave this guy the benefit of due process of law, without which the government itself becomes a terrorist organization.
But on reflection I think that was unreasonable. The article discloses no context. I don't know what evidence the U.S. had against this guy. I don't know what standards of evidence the British authorities applied. I will admit to my suspicions, but suspicion is not the same thing as knowledge. Most of all, though, I think that the U.K. gave this guy the benefit of due process of law, without which the government itself becomes a terrorist organization.
