Jose Padilla Finally Catches a Break

Jose Padilla, the once-upon-a-time-but-not-really “dirty bomb” suspect, was sentenced today in federal court in Miami to 17 years and four months for his role in a terror conspiracy that barely got off the ground. The sentence is shorter by far than the 30-years-to-life sentence recommended under the federal sentencing guidelines. Why the break for the guy introduced to us in 2002 as the face of terror? Easy: U.S. District Court Judge Marcia G. Cooke, a Bush appointee, was never convinced that the government had a strong case against Padilla and two other convicted in the case. As she said today, “There is no evidence that these defendants personally maimed, kidnapped or killed anyone in the United States or elsewhere.”

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