| − | '''Jose Padilla''' is a [[terrorist]] who was convicted <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/8/16/144744.shtml</ref> of supporting [[Al-Qaeda]]. He is responsible for gathering information necessary to detonate a [[dirty bomb]] in the United States. He was originally arrested in 2002 after traveling to the middle east and was quickly declared an [[enemy combatant]] and transferred to the [[Guantanamo Bay]] terrorist detention facility. The [[ACLU]] and other [[liberal]] groups attempted to have Padilla released <ref>http://www.nyclu.org/padilla_amicus_pr_061405.html</ref> on the grounds that he was a United States citizen, ignoring the fact that he conspired with America's enemies to kill American citizens. | + | '''Jose Padilla''' is a [[terrorist]] who was convicted <ref>http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2007/8/16/144744.shtml</ref> of supporting [[Al-Qaeda]] after being held for three and a half years. He was responsible for gathering information necessary to detonate a [[dirty bomb]] in the United States. He was originally arrested in 2002 after traveling to the middle east and was quickly declared an [[enemy combatant]] and transferred to the [[Guantanamo Bay]] terrorist detention facility. The [[ACLU]] and other [[liberal]] groups attempted to have Padilla released <ref>http://www.nyclu.org/padilla_amicus_pr_061405.html</ref> on the grounds that he was a United States citizen, ignoring the fact that he conspired with America's enemies to kill American citizens. |