British "terrorists" released

You will recall the so-called British "terror threat" to bomb airliners en-route from Britain that led to banning fluids on flights. There's some news on that today:

LONDON, England (CNN) -- Two brothers charged in an alleged plot to blow up U.S.-bound airliners have been released after a British court ruled there was insufficient evidence to warrant a trial.

Westminster Magistrate's Court confirmed that the case of Umair Hussain, 25, and Mehran Hussain 23, was discharged due to "insufficient information evidence."

The two faced charges of failing to disclose information about the suspected role of their brother Nabeel Hussain, 22, one of 11 people charged with conspiracy to murder and preparing acts of terrorism in the plot.

Police arrested 25 people in raids across Britain on August 9 and 10 and charged 17 of them, after uncovering a suspected plot to attack up to 10 U.S.-bound passenger jets using liquid explosives.

By my count, that means 10 of the original 25 people arrested have now been freed. It's beginning to look as though the whole investigation is falling apart.

What is interesting to contemplate is what would have happened to these guys if they had been arrested here instead of in England. They would probably have been declared enemy combattants and deep-sixed in Guantanam. It wouldn't have mattered that there was insufficient evidence against them, because Bush wouldn't have even thought about bringing them to trial. After all, who needs a trial when the President has already declared them guilty?