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Submitted by rick (United States), May 3, 2006 at 12:56

Those with prominent names and especially those in prominent places l- ike al-arian - should be brought to trial. A public defeat within our legal system is entirely the appropriate way to go.

However, for those many foot soldiers such as the Guantameno prisoners, legal action is to be avoided. The United States did not issue warrants for every German member of the armed forces of the Third Reich and intend to try each of them.

A war is not a trial. These al-qaeda soldiers should be hunted down and taken out where ever they are.

Those within the US should be arrested, face deportation hearings together with whatever family members are with them, have their computers, mail, phone records carefully scrutinized, etc. A trial of these people unless the evidence is overwhleming should be avoided. Deportation to another country where they will most likely be jailed by that host country.

The US need not care about whether the country they are sent to will torture them or not.

Concern for the safety and well being of people we know are terrorists but cannot prove it in under the stringent rules required in a United States law of court do not deserve any consideration.

In fact, their harsh treatment by their country of origin - however that treatment does not reflect out values - does reflect their values. It is their world.

Let them face the consequences of their own murderous and sick culture.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Dhimmification of Juries [56 words]chswMay 14, 2006 12:0145577
Judge v. jury makes no difference; besides, it'd be unconstitutional [253 words]Jinan SafwatMay 10, 2006 20:5345316
Killing of Jews is acceptable to these juries [42 words]Michael SavittMay 10, 2006 11:1445268
Courage's judges against cowered jury [42 words]f.shakkiMay 8, 2006 21:3745059
Missing the point about jury trials [458 words]J. Keen HollandMay 8, 2006 20:0045056
And if the punishment is widely considered inappropriate? [36 words]Michael AndreyakovichMay 3, 2006 20:5444823
Big Fish - Little FIsh [244 words]rickMay 3, 2006 12:5644797
Judges and Juries [61 words]Herbert EiteneierMay 3, 2006 07:3844785
Disease? [16 words]Robert LynnMay 3, 2006 18:0644785
Judges and Juries [26 words]Herbert EiteneierMay 5, 2006 02:0044785
Re: Why? [155 words]Robert LynnMay 7, 2006 04:0644785
Expect to see more trial by judge rather than Jury [575 words]Nick GoodMay 3, 2006 06:1044783
Terrorism Cases - Military Tribunals [59 words]Mark RothMay 3, 2006 05:1944781
Yes to Military Tribunals [58 words]Jim WoodsMay 10, 2006 10:5144781
Civilian Courts/Military Tribunals [112 words]Mark RothMay 10, 2006 15:3544781

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