The sentence was straightforward: An Algerian man got 22 years for plotting to bomb the L.A. airport on the eve of the millennium. But what the judge said in imposing the term raised eyebrows. Saying the successful prosecution should be a warning to terrorists but also a statement about terrorism-fighting tactics, federal Judge John C. Coughenour said, "We did not need to use a secret military tribunal, detain the defendant indefinitely as an enemy combatant or deny the defendant the right to counsel."
July 29, 2005 at 12:00 AM
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The sentence itself was fairly straightforward: An Algerian man received 22 years for plotting to bomb the Los Angeles airport on the eve of the millennium. It was what the judge in Seattle said in imposing the term that raised eyebrows.
U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said the successful prosecution of Ahmed Ressam should serve not only as a warning to terrorists but as a statement to the Bush administration about its terrorism-fighting tactics.
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