Senator Says Lifetime Terror Detentions 'Bad Idea'
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A reported U.S. plan to keep some  suspected terrorists imprisoned for a lifetime even if the  government lacks evidence to charge them in courts was swiftly  condemned on Sunday as a "bad idea" by a leading Republican  senator.
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A divided panel from a conservative federal appeals court delivered a harsh rebuke to the Bush administration's anti-terrorism strategy Monday, ruling that U.S. residents cannot be locked up indefinitely as "enemy combatants" without being charged.
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A U.S. Senate committee approved a bipartisan bill to tighten rules on government eavesdropping on terrorism suspects, but a Democratic presidential candidate said on Thursday he would try to block it.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Sunday dismissed as "a bad idea" a reported U.S. government plan to keep some suspected terrorists in custody for their lifetime, even if there was not enough evidence to bring them before a judge.
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Sen. Joe Lieberman set out on his go-it-alone re-election campaign Thursday and seized on the terror arrests in Britain to argue that his Democratic opponent, Ned Lamont, does not fully understand the danger facing the nation.
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U.S. citizens suspected of terror ties might be detained indefinitely and barred from access to civilian courts under legislation proposed by the Bush administration, say legal experts reviewing an early version of the bill.
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My god this is disturbing :  "WASHINGTON  - The Bush administration is preparing plans for possible lifetime detention of suspected terrorists, including hundreds whom the government does not have enough evidence to charge in courts, The Washington Post reported Sunday."  "Citing intelligence, defense and diplomatic officials, the newspaper said the Pentagon (news - web sites) and the CIA (news - web sites) had asked the White House to decide on a more permanent approach for those it would not set free or turn over to courts at home or abroad."  ... so all you have to do is be a "suspected" terrorist now and you can spend the rest of your life in prison.
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U.S. Attorney General nominee  Alberto Gonzales came under blistering criticism on Thursday  for his role in shaping administration policies blamed for  contributing to the torture of terror suspects, which Democrats  said had put Americans at greater risk.
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David Davis says it would be an "error" to scupper terror law consensus by seeking to extend detention limits.
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The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday he has a problem with the Republican agreement on rules for the interrogation and trial of suspects in the war on terror.
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Rushed through parliament in the wake of the September 11 attacks, the act states that a non-British national can be detained indefinitely if the secretary of state suspects that person of being a terrorist and he or she is believed to be a risk to
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The U.S. Senate is likely this week   to pass a bill that outlines rules for interrogating terrorism   suspects and bringing them to trial, Senate Majority Leader   Bill Frist said on Sunday.
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The United Nations Committee Against Torture has urged Britain to carry out a review of its policy of detaining foreign suspects indefinitely under anti-terrorism laws.
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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton   joined a chorus of critics of Bush administration proposals for   treating suspected terrorists, saying it would be unnecessary   and wrong to give broad approval to torture.
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German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble drew flak Monday for considering a security policy that would allow the indefinite detention and &quot;targeted killing&quot; of terror suspects.
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Key senators say Congress has outlawed one of the most notorious detainee interrogation techniques -- "waterboarding," in which a prisoner feels near drowning. But the White House will not go that far, saying it would be wrong to tell terrorists which practices they might face.
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Attorney General nominee Alberto Gonzales is promising senators that he will abide by treaties prohibiting the torture of prisoners, despite deriding the restraints as relics in 2002.