To fry the smallest fish

A recent case suggests that the war on terror has been superseded by the war on embarrassment

Duncan Campbell
Saturday May 12, 2007
The Guardian

A man accused of blowing up an airliner and killing 73 people, who has already admitted to bombing hotels with fatal consequences and who has a conviction for a failed assassination attempt on a head of state, was freed on a technicality in a Texas court this week, and can look forward to a quiet retirement in Florida.