But I'm, in no way, willing to see those individuals who have been responsible for being at war with us, provided the same legal rights and protections as what we enjoy as US citizens, by trying them in US civilian courts.
Nice formulation, Hawk, and, now that I've read your comments on the Japanese case, I'll have to take a closer look myself.
As I understand the debate about the military tribunals, however, the question is a different one. It's what is the proper procedure for deciding who belongs in the category you've laid out above and who belongs outside it. The illustrations offered for the use of military tribunals, Osama bin Laden et al, are not in question. It's whether all the folk caught up in the US dragnets should be tried under those same tribunals and, if so, what are the procedures for deciding what rules apply to which detainees.
John |
