Secrets and Lies: The Persecution of Muhammad Salah (Part I)
Michael E. Deutsch and Erica Thompson
Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol 37, no. 4 (Summer 2008), p.38- Secrets and Lies: The Persecution of Muhammad Salah (Part II)
Michael E. Deutsch and Erica Thompson
Journal of Palestine Studies, Vol 38, no. 1 (Autumn 2008), p. 25
The U.S. war on terror launched in the wake of the 11
September 2001 attacks cleared the way for the George W. Bush
administration’s pursuit of neo-conservative foreign and
domestic policy objectives already on the drawing board. The
tragedy also served to extend and deepen the U.S.-Israeli
partnership in the U.S. war on terror, both at home and
abroad. Within this context, the government’s prosecution of
Muhammad Salah—a test case meant to demonstrate how bedrock
constitutional principles governing the admissibility of
coerced confessions and secret evidence at trial, closed
courtrooms, and cross-examination rights could be stretched in
the post-9/11 era to make U.S. trials resemble Israeli
military tribunals in the occupied territories—is an
outstanding example of a U.S.-Israeli joint venture in the
legal realm.
