MSNBC: U.S. produces fewer terror convictions than officials claim [View All]

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On Thursday, President Bush stepped to a lectern at the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy in Columbus to urge renewal of the USA Patriot Act and to boast of the government's success in prosecuting terrorists.

Flanked by Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Bush said that "federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and more than half of those charged have been convicted."

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Fewer convictions than advertised
An analysis of the Justice Department's own list of terrorism prosecutions by The Washington Post shows that 39 people — not 200, as officials have implied — were convicted of crimes related to terrorism or national security.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8185798/

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/11/AR2005061100381.html