re: #617 iceweasel

Just to add to this: under the Bush administration we tried and convicted 195 terrorists in the federal system. The system does work.
The only difference is that some of the wingnuts who had no problem with such trials then are now cynically manipulating people’s fears and telling them that it’s far too dangerous to try them in civil court. (such as Guliani). This is blatant fearmongering and the attempt to portray Obama as somehow soft on terror or weak. Some people are falling for it, though.

Can you quote a source as per the number? Were they Gitmo detainees or terrorists caught on US soil by US law enforcement? The article posted by you seems to indicate they were Gitmos detainees

Bush brought 195 terrorist suspects into the United States to face the American justice system.

but at least one mentioned, Moussaoui was not brought in, rather, he was captured on US soil, by law enforcement.