IP: guilty until proven innocent ...

[Dave Farber <farber@central.cis.upenn.edu>]

Gingrich on Terrorist Attacks


House Speaker Newt Gingrich says the United States should be
ready to carry out military strikes against nations suspected of
plotting attacks against American targets. Calling for what he
termed a ``doctrine of pre-emption,'' Gingrich said in a speech
to business leaders that potential ``terrorists'' should be
given 24 hours to prove they were innocent or face retaliation.
He said attacks on terrorist cells could be carried out covertly
by the CIA or overtly by military means in the style of Israel's
1981 attack on an Iraqi nuclear power plant.