That media dhimmitude looks even more disgraceful in light of this. From Reuters:
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen accused of plotting with al Qaeda to kill President Bush admitted his guilt, an FBI agent testified on Tuesday, but the man’s lawyer said the confessions should be disregarded because they were extracted during Saudi interrogations.
In a hearing to decide whether Ahmed Omar Abu Ali should be jailed pending trial on charges of supporting and conspiring with al Qaeda, government officials said Abu Ali had admitted his guilt multiple times in a written statement.
An FBI agent testified that Abu Ali, 23, admitted he joined al Qaeda while studying in Saudi Arabia. The agent said Abu Ali also admitted to discussing plans to kill Bush, to carry out various possible Sept. 11-like hijackings and other attacks on or in the United States.