Word: swiftness
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...corpus, meaning that they cannot challenge their detention in a civilian court. This right, so fundamental to liberty, has been around since the 12th century and is in Article One, Section Nine of the Constitution. Without the right to challenge their imprisonment, there is no guarantee of a trial, swift or otherwise, giving incarcerated “terrorists” full opportunity to enjoy the treatment and facilities at Chez Guantanamo or one of the U.S.’s secret torture resorts...
...Hiroshige Seko, a special adviser to the Prime Minister who was with him in Seoul. "We were not going to change our schedule at all. We would be confident and comfortable." Abe was just that. After his meetings with Roh, he announced sanctions against the North that were both swift and stern, declaring: "We cannot in any way tolerate the development and manufacturing of nuclear weapons. The government of Japan shall immediately embark on harsh measures...
...innocent until proven guilty, but I’m also for swift, responsible justice...
Unlike the swift and direct “Murphy’s Law” that has (unfortunately) had to be exercised far too often recently around here, Siedlecki is telling his players that he’d rather win football games than send valuable messages...
Emerging from a hastily called U.N. Security Council session on North Korea's nuclear test, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. John Bolton sounded oddly optimistic. "I was very impressed by the unanimity of the council," Bolton told reporters, "... on the need for a strong and swift answer to what everyone agreed amounted to a threat to international peace and security...