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We are at war with al Qaeda, and we are going to try this man in civil court? WHY??
It does not make any sense, we did not try Nazi generals in civilian court, hell, we even tried Nazi spies in a military tribunal.
The Obama administration’s decision to try Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law in federal court in New York City instead of a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay has reignited a debate over how to deal with suspected terrorists.
It also recalls one of the largest failures of President Obama’s presidency: His unfulfilled promise as a candidate in 2008 to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.
As Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, pleaded not guilty to conspiring to kill Americans in New York Federal Court today, Republicans in Congress were criticizing the Obama administration for prosecuting a suspected al Qaeda terrorist in a civilian court just about a mile from the 9/11 memorial built over Ground Zero.
“Abu Ghaith has sworn to kill Americans and he likely possesses information that could prevent harm to America and its allies,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., wrote in a statement. “He is an enemy combatant and should be held in military custody.”
I really don't care where we try him. If the government believed there was sensitive information, try him in a military trial. If not, it really doesn't matter. We tried Ramzi Yousef in NY and that turned out pretty well.
why does he need to be tried in military court? He's not a soldier in the military in Afghanistan or the US. He's a civilian tied to a Terrorist organization.
Never indicated it didnt, I was hoping someone could tell us the difference
The difference is primarily the administration in place at the time of capture. One prefers the operation of our traditional justice system, and the other preferred essentially no justice system whatsoever. The circumstances we are stuck with are accidents of contingent history.
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