war on terror http://wamc.org en Security Strengthened At 5 Hudson River Bridges http://wamc.org/post/security-strengthened-5-hudson-river-bridges <div><p>In the interest of public safety, the security of five key bridges over the Hudson River is being tightened - Hudson Valley Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports</p> Mon, 21 May 2012 20:15:58 +0000 Dave Lucas 39452 at http://wamc.org Stephen Gottlieb: Due process & targeted assassination http://wamc.org/post/stephen-gottlieb-due-process-targeted-assassination <p>Tasked with helping draft a constitution for India after World War II, B. N. Rau traveled abroad speaking to jurists. In Washington, Supreme Court Justice Frankfurter advised Rau not to include a due process clause in the Indian Constitution. Instead India should have a clause simply requiring that no one be charged with a crime but by the law of the land. That was the meaning of the Magna Carta in 1215 which said:</p><p>No freemen shall be taken or imprisoned &hellip; or in any way destroyed &hellip; except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land.</p> Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:28:51 +0000 37513 at http://wamc.org