Would-be airport bomber gets 22 years

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This article appeared in many papers this morning, but not all of them printed this part:
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In sentencing Ressam, U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour said he hoped to balance U.S. resolve to punish potential terrorist acts with Ressam's cooperation. Coughenour also said he hoped to send a message that the U.S. court system works in terrorism cases.

"We did not need to use a secret military tribunal, detain the defendant indefinitely or deny the defendant the right to counsel. ... Our courts have not abandoned the commitment to the ideals that set this nation apart," he said.


Of course this is how Clinton handled terrorists and look we caught the right guy and got information!

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SEATTLE, Washington (AP) -- The man convicted of plotting to blow up the Los Angeles airport on the eve of the millennium was sentenced Wednesday to 22 years in prison.

Ahmed Ressam got a lighter sentence than prosecutors had requested, reflecting his cooperation in telling international investigators about the workings of terror camps in Afghanistan.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/27/ressam.sentence.ap/index.html



Here's how the New York Times reported it:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/27/national/27cnd-mill.html?ex=1123128000&en=e2d0be09be5c70af&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVERNEWS