So it took the NYPD, FBI et al about 48 hours to arrest their suspect for the failed car bombing in New York City. Some Republicans (like McCain) are claiming this as a victory for the Patriot Act and other Bush era distortions of constitutional rights enacted "in response" to 9/11. But consider this. This guy was arrested based on a tip from a couple of witnesses (the street vender and the people who sold the SUV to the suspect) and some old fashioned gum-shoeing. No wires were tapped. Jack Bauer didn't have to torture anyone and feel bad about it after.
The torture/military-commissions/enemey-combatant policy is a policy in search of a justification. By the time you've identified and captured a suspect, the investigatory work is done. The notion that, after a suspect is identified and taken into custody, interrogation will reveal a whole lot, was always wishful thinking.
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