553 U. S. ____ (2008)

UNITED STATES, PETITIONER v. AHMED RESSAM

on writ of certiorari to the united states court ofappeals for the ninth circuit

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Justice Thomas, with whom Justice Scalia joins, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment.

Because the plain language of the statute squarely answers the question presented in this case, I join only Part I of the Court’s opinion.