“Is it really so easy,” he said, “to determine that smacking someone in the face to determine where he has hidden the bomb that is about to blow up Los Angeles is prohibited in the Constitution?”**********
“It would be absurd to say you couldn’t do that,” the justice said. “And once you acknowledge that, we’re into a different game."
"How close does the threat have to be? And how severe can the infliction of pain be?"
LAST WORD: Speaking of 'pennies from heaven...'
Hezbollah's al Manar Television announced its top foreign intelligence agent, Imad Mughniyeh, was killed in a car bomb explosion in Damascus, accusing Israel of masterminding the attack. Israel denies responsibility.*