Despite U.S. claims of diplomatic immunity because of Davis' employment at the U.S. consulate in Lahore, he landed in jail, charged with a double murder and illegal weapons possession.

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There were reports, quickly denied by the dead man's friends, that this murder was linked to an illegal alcohol racket, rather than al-Qaeda terrorists.

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Channel 4 said it "was as valid a subject for television drama as any other illegal act, such as murder, theft and blackmail, watched by millions on television every week".

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Ensuring swift and certain punishment for illegal gun carrying can't prevent every murder.

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Those arrested in last week's six-day "Cross Check" sweep included 1, 477 illegal immigrants with felony convictions, including for murder, manslaughter and assault with a deadly weapon.

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Those sentenced Tuesday included four men and a minor convicted of the murder of a Buddhist monk and two men convicted of illegal association and public mischief, said Ye Aung Myint, advocate general of the Mandalay region that includes the town.

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So, besides the murder charge, Pistorius might also face an additional charge of illegal firearms possession.

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It is hard to imagine that the nations of the world will be more willing to take punitive measures when the result of a violation is not the wholesale murder of innocent civilians, brutally documented by television, but simply the existence of a building suspected of manufacturing illegal agents.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center for Security Policy | Submitted Testimony Of Frank J. Gaffney, Jr. Before A Joint Hearing Of The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee And The Permanent Subcommittee On Investigations