Isn't this getting a bit out of hand?

Dishwasher Busted: May Be Al-Qaeda Terrorist



Detained man once worked at the same restaurant as
another man related by marriage to an alleged associate of an unidentified Saudi national who may have been in the same town as Osama bin Laden in 1982 in Afganistan.

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Towards the end of the news conference, Ashcroft was questioned about whether Khan, as a U.S. citizen apparently accused of treason, would be getting a military court martial. Pausing for a moment, Ashcroft let out a nervous laugh and giggled, "No, that would also mean he'd have to have a lawyer."