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Line of the Day
October 11, 2006
First Treason Indictment in 50 Years
By
James Vicini
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - A California-born
convert to Islam, accused of making a series of al Qaeda propaganda
videos, became on Wednesday the first American charged with treason
since the World War Two era, U.S. Justice Department officials said. ...
Fugitive Adam Gadahn, 28, who is
believed to be in Pakistan, was
accused of treason, which carries a maximum punishment of death.
...According to
the charges, Gadahn appeared in five videos broadcast between October
2004 and September 11, 2006, giving al Qaeda "aid and comfort ... with
the intent to betray the United States."....
The first question, from the Associated Press, was "Let me get this straight. The most serious offense a person can commit under the Constitution, one worthy of the energy of multiple DOJ employees, the worst thing any American has done to betray his country since 1956 is .... to make a video?"
"A Propaganda video," reminded the spokesman.
Another minute of embarassed silence followed. "Did he beheaed somebody in the video?," asked the Los Angeles Tribune.
"No."
"Did he deliver weapons, supplies, or money to Al-Qaeda?"
"No. They even supplied the camera and the tape."
"And this guy is an emotionally confused former goat rancher from Southern California?"
"Yes."
"Worst crime possible?"
"Yes."
(reporters huddle, then break)
"We were wondering, sir, if you could use the word "worst" in a sentence, just to make sure you know what it means?"
"Ceratinly. This is the worst, most embarassing thing I've ever had to announce."
"Gotcha."
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"By making this choice, we believe Gadahn committed treason -- perhaps the most serious offense for which any person can be tried under our Constitution," [the Justice Spokesman] said, [acknowledging] that Gadahn appeared to be involved only in propaganda for the Islamic militant group, not in planning any attacks.
The briefing room was quite for a minute.The first question, from the Associated Press, was "Let me get this straight. The most serious offense a person can commit under the Constitution, one worthy of the energy of multiple DOJ employees, the worst thing any American has done to betray his country since 1956 is .... to make a video?"
"A Propaganda video," reminded the spokesman.
Another minute of embarassed silence followed. "Did he beheaed somebody in the video?," asked the Los Angeles Tribune.
"No."
"Did he deliver weapons, supplies, or money to Al-Qaeda?"
"No. They even supplied the camera and the tape."
"And this guy is an emotionally confused former goat rancher from Southern California?"
"Yes."
"Worst crime possible?"
"Yes."
(reporters huddle, then break)
"We were wondering, sir, if you could use the word "worst" in a sentence, just to make sure you know what it means?"
"Ceratinly. This is the worst, most embarassing thing I've ever had to announce."
"Gotcha."
Warning! The Line of the Day is not an authorized infotainment product! It contains material not previously cleared/authored by Karl Rove. By definition, therefore, it is a farrago of lies and pretentious word choices. Only the part in bold is stolen from actual news sources.
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10/08/08 Navy Lawyer Promoted to "Civilian"
10/09/06 Google! Boo!
10/11/06 Justice Runs Out of Ideas
10/12/06 It's Hard Out There For Karl Rove
10/18/06 All On Board the Victory Express!