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Chalk up two for the good guys

Posted 06 Aug 2008 in Osama bin Laden, responsibility, terrorism

It’s a busy morning for me, so I’ll be brief. But here are two news stories that brought a smile to my face today.

  • Last night, Texas defied the UN’s world court and executed convicted rapist and murderer José Medellín
    Texas has executed Mexican-born condemned prisoner Jose Medellin for the rape and murder of two teenage girls 15 years ago.

    The state carried out the execution late Tuesday night after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected his request for a reprieve in a split vote.

    The 33-year-old Medellin had claimed he was denied treaty-guaranteed help from the Mexican consulate when he was arrested.

    Texas authorities say he never invoked his consular rights until four years after he was arrested. By then, he had been convicted and condemned for participating in the attack on 16-year-old Elizabeth Pena and 14-year-old Jennifer Ertman.

  • Osama bin Laden’s driver has been tried and found guilty in a military tribunal
    Military jurors found Osama bin Laden’s former driver Salim Hamdan not guilty Wednesday on terrorist conspiracy charges but convicted him on the lesser charge of providing material support to terrorism.

    The split verdict marked a dramatic conclusion of the first trial before the special tribunals created by President George W. Bush to try suspects in the “war on terror.”

    Hamdan faces a possible maximum sentence of life in prison.

Posted by FullMetalPatriot
12th gen. American, Constitutionalist, Harley-riding Texan, gun owner & NRA member, blogger, illustrator, Florida Gator alumnus. #TCOT

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