Shearing Samson
The current war between various NGO’s (al Qaeda et al) is an attempt to wage asymmetrical warfare against the West in general, and the United States in particular. The enemies of the West (and of the United States) hope to use our own laws and traditions against us. They intend to commit acts of war (war crimes, in point of fact) against us, while enjoying the benefits of criminal law protections. They particularly enjoy the benefit of a system which abhors prior restraint, since a terrorist willing to kill himself as part of the mission cares little for adverse consequences arising from his acts.
So let’s see where the most recent opinion from five of the nine robed sages leaves us.



