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Joe Lieberman: “The unique circumstances of this war on terrorism against the people who attacked us on September 11 may have led us…”

On the recordJuly 6, 2009
The unique circumstances of this war on terrorism against the people who attacked us on September 11 may have led us down, including the Supreme Court, some roads that are not only to me ultimately unjust, but inconsistent with the long history that we've had here.
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Joe Lieberman
Independent · Connecticut

Editor's note · Context

Lieberman expresses concern over the judicial approach to terrorism cases compared to historical practices.

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