The case of the perfect fall guy.

Jose Padilla Found Guilty Of Everything, Except What He Was Supposed to Have Done

Commentary and complete coverage of the case of the perfect fall guy.

A Verdict on Padilla - and the US

A Monitor series reveals the damage done to a citizen's rights and thus the US ability to wage this war.

In an editorial, The Christian Science Monitor says: "A critical legal case shedding light on President Bush's antiterror tactics will soon come to a head. A jury will decide in coming days if an American citizen, Jose Padilla, is guilty of aiding Al Qaeda. The verdict will signal whether US civic values must be bent to win a war. A three-part Monitor series reveals the troubling ways in which the administration shifted charges against Mr. Padilla, tried to avoid judicial review of his case, and likely damaged his mental health by using extreme isolation to extract information from him."