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The Guardian reports that UK Director of Public Prosecutions, Sir Ken Macdonald is speaking out against the absurd notion that one can wage war against terrorism.  Some choice points:

“…there is no such thing as a ‘war on terror’, just as there can be no such thing as a ‘war on drugs’.”

“The fight against terrorism…is not a war. It is the prevention of crime, the enforcement of our laws and the winning of justice for those damaged by their infringement.”

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales claimed during recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearings that “there is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution.”

I wonder if anyone has told him that the Constitution does not establish the position of Attorney General either.

The BBC reports that Bush is going to appoint Admiral William Fallon as head of US Central Command.  Quoting the article, “if confirmed, the move would put an admiral in charge of two land wars.”