tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post1459177046612262436..comments2023-10-25T04:44:35.462-04:00Comments on Rather Than Working: A Trial No Different Than Many, Many Trials Before ItDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-3986985462559391812009-11-18T11:03:23.422-05:002009-11-18T11:03:23.422-05:00I can live with a tribunal, if it affords due proc...I can live with a tribunal, if it affords due process. The Bush version didn't.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411527807049220749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-15741509567976729602009-11-18T10:43:57.795-05:002009-11-18T10:43:57.795-05:00Here's the thing: I am inclined to agree that ...Here's the thing: I am inclined to agree that we give the terrorists too much credit when we consider their actions as anything <i>other</i> than merely criminal. My inclination has been consistently in favor of the 'law enforcement' model of combating terrorism -- as opposed to the 'war' model.<br /><br />For example, I think Pakistan could live with FBI teams combing the caves in the Northwest Territories looking for Osama -- just as I know Pakistan could never stomach allowing American armed forces to intervene more than they already are in these areas.<br /><br />But -- even so -- I am wary about this proposed trial.<br /><br />The Constitution is for thee and me -- and for <i>all</i> Americans -- even for (and <i>especially</i> for) Muslim Americans accused of terrorist acts.<br /><br />But "what's his name Mohammed" is not an American.<br /><br />I don't know that defense lawyers will have as their trial strategy an attempt to open American security arrangements for unflattering scrutiny -- but I don't feel that a District Court is the proper place to try this guy.<br /><br />Nazi spies arriving in America in WWII were subject to military justice -- you could look it up. Bush's tribunals didn't make sense across the board -- but a tribunal in this case seems more appropriate, to me, than a normal court.The Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-31015350884770177902009-11-18T09:56:44.179-05:002009-11-18T09:56:44.179-05:00Did you see the Daily Show take on this Monday nig...Did you see the Daily Show take on this Monday night? Brilliant--absolutely brilliant. (I embedded video on my blog.)Jim Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140325442403671800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34867261.post-83248789765598049422009-11-18T08:15:09.096-05:002009-11-18T08:15:09.096-05:00Dave, you are right on! The right puffs out their...Dave, you are right on! The right puffs out their chests on Fox, then succombs to fear when it comes to dealing with the enemy.<br /><br />The people who attack us on American soil are criminals, pure and simple. Trying them in a regular court emphasizes that.<br /><br />I look forward to the day that New Yorkers see justice done in their own city.Lifehikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087215544010279426noreply@blogger.com