Innocent until Proven Guilty

June 25, 2006 in Al Qaeda, Crime and Justice, Global War On Terror, Haditha, Iraq, Media, Terrorism, US Military

The title of this post is the Corner Stone of American Justice. It doesn't matter if it is Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, one of Seven recently arrested in Miami on charges on charges of conspiring with al-Qaeda, or a US Marine assigned to Kilo Company, 3rd Batallion, 1st Marine regiment.  Everyone under U.S. Jurisdiction is innocent until proven guilty.

Here is some of the coverage and questions that Time asks about those arrested in Miami on charges of conspiring with Al-Qaeda.  

The title of the Article: The Miami Seven: how Serious was the Threat?

Here are some of the questions/statements in Bold throughout the article.

Was this an al-Qaeda-linked plot, or were these men simply wannabes?

Were they behaving as professional terrorists?

Can amateurs and wannabes pose a real terror threat?

Was this really a plot?

Here is some of the coverage of Haditha;

Why Are U.S. Troops Snapping? From the headline it appears that Time has concluded that US Troops are guilty. Another article on their Haditha coverage was entitled "The Shame of Kilo Company", and finally "Did Marines Kill in Cold Blood?". 

It is sad really that those who wear this nations uniform are not given by the Media or members of Congress the same presumption of "innocence until proven guilty" that the seven Wannabes in South Florida are.

Hat tip Sister Toldjah