There years after being detained. I like this detail:
An indictment is merely an accusation. All defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.
I have no brief for Padilla or any other al Qaeda mass-murderers. But he is an American citizen, presumed innocent, and it took the government three years even to charge him. Anyone who cares about liberty – which obviously does not include many members of the Bush administration, should be appalled by what has occurred and what it means for the future of freedom in this country.
THE POPE AND PRADA: Have you seen those fabulous Prada red shoes? He looks like Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz. And his ditching of the historical tailors that have historically dressed popes? The pontiff has even taken to wearing Gucci sunglasses, and padded quilt jackets. And his personal assistant looks like a GQ model. Absolutely fabulous.
The Dish 