re: #437 lawhawk

I too was there on 9/11 - wondering if friends and family were in or around the Towers when they were hit and then later collapsed. Thankfully, no one I knew personally was killed.

I stated way above that my problem with all this is that they’re pursuing tribunals for some, and trials for others. If that’s the case, why not tribunals for all since they believe them to be soundly based on legal principle (that they’re considering them at all is prima facie evidence of same).

Trying them in NY is an appropriate venue, but it isn’t just GOPers opposed to the trials, so too is Sen. Lieberman (I-CT).

Moreover, the trial of enemy combatants such as these could be handled completely outside the legal system via the military tribunals under existing law; the Administration’s choice is a curiously political one.

I read your earlier post, that’s why I said I can’t get into the weeds of the decision, I’m not a lawyer and I respect your opinion on the matter.
I am surprised by the fact that not all of the suspects are being tried, as you mention.
I don’t know or understand why that’s the case, again, it’s not my field, so I don’t like to jump to conclusions, even though it’s a marquee sport in the blogging Olympics.
As for Lieberman, I read his statement and it focused on his displeasure that the suspects were to get rights that he did not think they should get, not on “It’ll make us less safe”.
What really disgusts me is the same people piously worried about the possibility of an additional threat on NYC could give a rats ass if it were attacked again, and frankly are secretly (and some pretty openly) rooting for it, as it’ll prove a political point.
I hate chickenhawks.