US Gov't Attorneys: Providing a List of Charges to Those on Terror Lists 'Extremely Burdensome'

[JohnyCanuck]

Defense lawyers for organizations on the U.S. government's "terror list" are frustrated fighting the designation, and seizure of assets in many cases, because the government claims it is too tedious to give an explanation of the charges. "It would be extremely burdensome to give a list of charges," said the government's attorney, Douglas Letter, the Associated Press reported today:

Attorneys for the U.S. government told a federal appeals court Wednesday that informing each person and organization listed as a global terrorist of the reasons they are so designated would be too much work.

They made the argument in a case involving the government's seizure of assets belonging to the U.S. chapter of Al Haramain Islamic Foundation Inc., a Saudi Arabia-based charity. The case is being heard by a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Al Haramain attorney David Cole said outside court that representatives of Al Haramain were left in the dark after the organization was put on the global terrorist list. They continued to fight the designation without knowing what was driving it.

http://www.activistpost.com/2011/03/us-attorneys-providing-list-of-charges.html

[aquart]

1. Too damn bad.

What they really mean is they have no evidence other than hysteria.

[Hannah Bell]

2. oh, well, if it's too burdensome.....wtf?

[Modern_Matthew]

3. And I have to cut open hundreds of boxes every night and put shit on the shelf...

All the while remaining on my feet for 8 hours.

Don't talk to me about tedious and burdensome. x(

[Rex]

4. Um...wow, that sounds like the govt is saying, 'give us time, we are still making up charges'.

RANT - This is another WTF moment in American history; IF it is just TO inconvenient to prove someone/an organization guilty of a crime or criminal acts THEN what is the point of having any real laws at all? That kind of excuse is reserved for closed governments like China. Not supposed freedom, liberty loving Americans. How quickly we devolve into a totalitarian state - what, people thought that with Obama all the criminal acts of the govt would no longer be enforced!? WRONG. When you give excessive power to your govt, it does not give it back it takes it an works harder to have more control over everyday life that has nothing to do with crime or wrong doing. It is the way nature works; when you expose your neck to a tiger, expect to die.

[EFerrari]

5. What a farce. nt

[BeFree]

6. Onion article, right?

This is some funny joke. Best the Onion has ever done. Hahahaha

[Angry Dragon]

7. WELL, I guess if they can lock people up for life

without bringing charges this makes perfect sense.

I think you are a terrorist, I feel it in my gut, so give me all your money and we will just forget this ever happened