re: #1298 Palmer_Eldritch

Military tribunals would presumably be covered under already existing regulations in the Universal Code of Military Justice as opposed to the constitution.

Even if I didn’t have a problem with Holder moving KSM to Manhattan for a civilian trial, the President really and truly screwed the pooch by announcing a ‘guilty’ verdict well in advance. You think the trial would be viewed by those who sympathize with KSM as a fair and open process?

And successful mass-casualty terrorist attacks along with knowing the worst that would happen to you should you be captured is you’d be afforded some rights you had never even dreamed of along with the discovery process @ your disposal and food and lodging (however unglamourous) paid for by the people you’ve sworn to kill are far more effective a recruiting tool than military tribunals.