Treason at last

Treason - Finally

LOS ANGELES -- The charge of treason was used for the first time in the United States' war on terrorism Wednesday, filed against a California man who appeared in propaganda videos for al-Qaida. Adam Yehiye Gadahn, 28, could be sentenced to death if convicted of the charge, which has been used only a few dozen times in U.S. history and not at all since the World War II era. He also was indicted on a charge of providing material support to terrorists. Gadahn ''knowingly adhered to an enemy of the United States, namely, al-Qaida, and gave al-Qaida aid and comfort ... with intent to betray the United States,'' according to the indictment.  :: Californian accused of treason Allow me to speak for about 100 million Americans (that's just 30%, or so), and say - It's about freaking time!  Unbelievably, Gadahn is the first person charged with treason since 9-11.  Jose Padilla was not charged with treason. Yaser Esam Hamdi was not charged with treason.  John Walker Lindh was not charged with treason.  Lynne Stewart was not charged with treason.  Nor Pinch Sulzberger and  Bill Keller. Excusing the actions of the likes of Michael Moore, Cindy Sheehan, and any number of  American glitterati, whose public statements exceed the boundaries of "questioning policy,"  requires an awful lot of begging the question. I get the feeling that we've imprisoned more American soldiers, some for utterly picayune offenses (see abu-Ghraib),  than we have al-Qaeda.  My solution ? Put me in charge.