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'''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.
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'''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 is believed responsible for gathering information necessary to detonate a [[dirty bomb]] in the United States.  He was originally arrested in 2002 after returning from Pakistan 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/node/317/print</ref> on the grounds that he was a United States citizen, despite the fact that he conspired with America's enemies to kill American citizens.
    
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