Archie's Look at the News for Tuesday, September 30, 2003

Moving the DC sniper's trials to the Hampton Roads area (one is to be tried in Chesapeake, the other in Virginia Beach) may have been a mistake, according to this morning's Virginian-Pilot. Apparently the jury is more likely to be of conservative bent, and this area really was close enough that people were affected by the sniping they did. So many people go from this area to N. Virginia to shop, do business, etc. Could their attorneys have erred? Sign in to see full entry.

The military seems to have a problem with Muslims in their ranks recently. Of course, those in trouble were a small proportion of all Muslims in the military, yet, how does one measure loyalty and how does one determine who will value their religious fanaticism over their country's well-being? On the other hand, are we too picky and looking too closely at Muslims in the military, and counting innocent actions and remarks as signs of spying or disloyalty? Sign in to see full entry.