Q: Remember that would-be "dirty bomber," Jose Padilla?
A: If you're like most of our nation's capital, writes Andrew Sullivan, you've probably forgotten him.
Sullivan's essay in the Sunday Times will surely jog your memory -- and his account of what's happened to Jose Padilla in the four years since Bush dubbed him an "enemy combatant" will leave you with some disturbing new ones.
- Jose, Victim of a Sinister New America [Sunday Times] [via the Daily Dish]
"Pucho" Padilla: Not such a "dirty" bird after all?
Note that the media hysteria from 2002 about Padilla's ominous plans to detonate a dirty bomb was probably bullshit; the crimes for which he was finally charged don't even mention it. Meanwhile, federal prosecutors seek to block Padilla's attorneys from asking questions the Pentagon doesn't care to answer.
Of course, Americans only have time to be outraged about one Padilla, and they prefer to focus on the one who can throw a baseball. Not that paying Vincente Padilla $11.25 million per year isn't outrageous -- it totally is. Dude's not even that good.
2 comments:
If Padilla is allowed walk free, then Rangers have already won. If you're not with us, you're with the American League West.
I'm only with the AL West in the sense that I secondarily support the scrappiness of the Oakland A's. I encourage them to enjoy a fine season, all leading to a spirited but ultimately heartbreaking Game 7 loss to the pennant-winning Cleveland Indians.
Anyway, I've been meaning to blog that I've been enjoying your Gawker column.
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