From the AP Newswire!

St Petersburg, Russia (AP) -- President George W. Bush announced a 'bold new move in the war on terror' in a news conference at a news conference today. Speaking at the G8 summit President Bush proclaimed the creation of a special 'judicial mechanism to try terrorism cases without media, social or political influence.'

Congressional leaders are expected to introduce identical versions of the bill, the Selective Terrorism and Anti-Recidivism act on Monday. The brainchild of former Admiral John Poindexter, the so-called STAR Court will have wide-ranging and independent judicial authority to investigate cases of suspected terrorism.

In taped remarks from a remote location, Admiral Poindexter delineated the key features of the new body:

• Justices of the STAR Court will be appointed in secret and for a lifetime term,
  
• All US citizens can appeal directly to the STAR Court by submitting a brief in writing,
• Court sessions will beheld in secret, with no indictments, no right of appeal, no juries, and no witnesses.

In concluding, Admiral Poindexter said that "as I stand here, in the room where the new court will be constituted, I can honestly say that I have never been prouder. This STAR Chamber, if you will, represents the kind of forward thinking and revolutionary ideas that can only have come from current leadership."