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Jack Rice practices exclusively in the areas of criminal defense and DWI/DUI defense.  He is unique across the entire state of Minnesota and the U.S. as the only criminal defense attorney who is also a former Central Intelligence Agency Officer as well as a former prosecuting attorney. Jack's extensive experience, aggressiveness and passion speak for themselves and he is most proud of his reputation as a fighter for the rights of his clients. He has a national reputation and can be seen frequently on MSNBC, CNN, and other networks across the country.   

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Sunday
Nov222009

When They Kill, Its Terrorism. When We Do It, Collateral Damage.

As we debate the future of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the rest and why we prosecute or not, it makes me think about what we do as a country.  In response to 9/11, the U.S. invaded both Afghanistan and Iraq as well as attacked an unknown number of countries around the world.  And how many thousands of truly innocent civilians have we killed?  Tens of thousands?  Hundreds of thousands?

I only ask this question because I keep hearing about vengeance and justice.  As we demand it of others, why are willing to give ourselves a pass?  And please don't make the argument that these people deserved it.  Men, women and children in some of these countries had absolutely nothing to do with any of these!  They were complete innocents.  Does this not make us murderers?    Seriously!  Explain the difference.  And maybe, explain the difference as if you were talking to the families of those killed.  The parents.  The children.

So, in an effort for intellectual honesty, is it time to hold ourselves accountable?  Is it time to say that our killing of the innocent is no better than those we despise?  I say - no more!

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