One of the nation’s most controversial terrorism suspects, Jose Padilla, appeared briefly in a Miami federal court Thursday evening to face criminal charges for the first time since being detained about four years ago as an “enemy combatant.” Padilla was flown in a military jet from South Carolina to Homestead Air Reserve Base, then taken by helicopter to Watson Island. With a Black Hawk helicopter flying cover, a convoy of U.S. marshals and Highway Patrol troopers raced him to the Federal Detention Center in downtown Miami before his initial court appearance. Full Story
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