New York Times Already Pushing ‘Entrapment’ Defense in Case of Islamic Would-Be Christmas Tree Bomber
That didn’t take long. The New York Times is already forwarding left-wing and Muslim arguments alleging “entrapment” in the terror-plot case in Portland against Mohamed Osman Mohamud, caught in a sting operation planning to kill people at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony. On Tuesday, Eric Schmitt and Charlie Savage reported “ In U.S. Sting Operation, Questions of Entrapment .” The arrest on Friday of a Somali-born teenager who is accused of trying to detonate a car bomb at a crowded Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore., has again thrown a spotlight on the government’s use of sting operations to capture terrorism suspects. Some defense lawyers and civil rights advocates said the government’s tactics, particularly since the Sept. 11 attacks, have raised questions about the possible entrapment of people who pose no real danger but are enticed into pretend plots at the government’s urging. read more
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New York Times Already Pushing ‘Entrapment’ Defense in Case of Islamic Would-Be Christmas Tree Bomber
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