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To: Cogito who wrote (136383)	4/11/2010 3:28:54 AM
From: Paul Smith	Read Replies (1) of 541805

Did you object when the Bush Administration tried terrorists in civilian courts? I think it may have the wrong thing to do in many cases (depends on the specific offense being charged). A policy is not correct just because it has been done in the past. I suspect that the civilian system was used since in many small cases since the military-commission process was on hold for years as court challenges were worked through. It didn’t really start getting off the ground until 2008. Full disclosure - while I knew that GWB had used civilian courts for some cases, I do not know the exact differences between the new Obama policies and the GWB policies. I suspect that significant differences exist since KSM would not have received a civilian trial in NYC under Bush. In the end, I guess he will not under Obama either after a reversal is completed. In my view, prisoners that are deemed to be "war criminals" should be tried in military commissions created by Congress for that specific purpose. War criminals, particularly non-citizens like KSM or the underwear bomber, are not entitled to civilian trials under our Constitution or the laws of war.

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