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Tuesday, June 12. 2007

The 4th Circuit case: How do you arrest a successful suicide bomber?

Everybody's talking about the 4th Circuit's Al-Marri v. Wright decision. Orin Kerr proposes a hypothetical situation to try to clarify the issues. My question is this: If Moslem terrorists - who view themselves as combatants - aren't combatants, then what the heck are they? Do we need a new category? If we need a new category, may I propose one? Let's call it "Jihadists," and make the laws which would apply. Waiting until after they kill people seems lame to me, as it did to Lincoln and to FDR.

And besides, how do you arrest a successful suicide bomber anyway? 

Posted by The Barrister in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 15:12 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0)

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This surprised me. I looked it up because Muslims have personal 'jihads' which tend to be good things for Allah. I also checked out 'jihadist'.

jihadist |ji?hädist| noun a jihadi. USAGE There doesn't seem to be a pressing need for this English-friendly form since the Arabic term for a holy warrior, muj?hid, has already made it into English in the plural forms ( mujahideen, mujahedin), along with jihadi, a form more in keeping with Arabic morphology. Jihadist, however, is the preferred form for all writers who are vehemently anti-Arab or anti-Islam.

Let's just call them 'Targets'.

'Munition Receptors'?

'We Want Tight P___: Who Are You Kiddingists'?

'Our Women Bore Us. aka: OWBUists'
(Qualifier to OWBUists- They bore us so bad we need to kill.)

'Need to Go to Rehabists'.
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#1 Phoenix on 2007-06-12 20:51 (Reply)
How do you arrest a successful suicide bomber?

Easy....just one piece at a time
#2 Cool Breeze on 2007-06-12 23:09 (Reply)

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