Her quote is accurate, I saw it many places. Try a Google. Gonzales  
did say that. When Lincoln suspended habeas corpus, it was for a  
limited time for a war of limited duration. A war in the field,  
armies battling armies. This war on terror has been [rightly]  
compared more to the war on organized crime, or on drugs, it will go  
on for generations.

Nancy

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--Daniel Boone



On Feb 23, 2007, at 4:12 PM, Basil Forest wrote:

> The first president of the US to decide that he need not accord the  
> right  of
> habeas corpus to US citizens was Lincoln.  See, Ex Parte   
> Merryman,Federal
> Cases No. 9487 (1861);
>
> The Constitution does give the Congress the right under limited
> circumstances to temporarily waive the right of habeas corpus.   
> See  Article I, Section 9.
>
> I doubt your quote from the Attorney General is accurate.  Do you  
> have  a
> cite?
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