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...outstrips that of Arafat's mainstream party, its young men flock eagerly to the call of martyrdom, and its latest round of murderous assaults may prove the final death blow to a peace process the group has long sought to kill, believing as it does that Israel is an alien entity on Islamic land that must be destroyed...
...Bush Administration has also, in at least one controversial case, attempted to push aside the judiciary. A Justice Department rule issued by Ashcroft in late October without public notice or debate says the INS can ignore an immigration judge's order to release an alien on bail while his deportation is being litigated. The order threatens to usher in Alice in Wonderland proceedings, in which the result is the same no matter which way the judge rules...
...legislation requires the development of an electronic database, by Oct. 26, 2003, which will provide immediate access to information in databases of law enforcement and intelligence community agencies that is relevant to determine whether to issue a visa or determine the deportability of an alien...
...reigned, the Supreme Court upheld these racially charged detentions. In 1988 Congress enacted a law that officially apologized to surviving detainees and offered symbolic reparations, but the Supreme Court has not yet squarely overruled these precedents. Bush has detained many fewer people than F.D.R., has limited his detentions to aliens, and claims specific reasons for suspecting each detainee. Legally, these detentions may hold up. But morally, targeting voteless aliens raises questions: Who are these people, and what are they suspected of? How many are being held without criminal charges? In its defense, the Administration may argue that if an alien...
Judged by historical standards, Bush gets mixed marks. His detention of aliens is much less draconian than F.D.R.'s, and Bush has preached against racial scapegoating. Congress has endorsed the additional wiretap authority. Military trials for alien terrorists would go beyond World War II precedents, but not by miles. Even if constitutionally permissible, however, nonpublic, nonjury military trials may be grossly unwise, forgoing the opportunity to showcase dramatic evidence of wrongdoing as well as America's fair judicial procedures...