The Duka brothers cited Thomas Jefferson, clung to the First Amendment and even demanded to be set free during fiery speeches at their sentencing hearings in federal court yesterday. It was the first time their words carried no weight since the investigation of the Fort Dix terrorism plot began more than three years ago. When brothers Dritan, Eljvir and Shain Duka, all convicted by a jury in December of conspiring to kill U.S. Soldiers at Fort Dix, finished their defiant speeches, U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler calmly explained why he believed none of it and handed out life sentences for all three men. "Nothing has a greater impact on society than a crime of terrorism," Kugler said after sentencing Dritan Duka to life plus 30 years. "Were he free, he would continue his ideology and continue to organize to kill Americans."

Too bad all they could give them was life. So how many years will they be in prison before they are eligible for parole? At least these characters will not be able to do it again. Should they have gotten a harsher sentence?

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