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Ther is no chance that bin Laden would walk. Let's get that out of the way first. Kerry asked for a trial in the US, not the International Criminal Court. As a former prosecutor, I'm sure he knows the value of the venue.
The US is a nation of laws and founded on the rights of all. When we begin exercising our authority outside the bounds of these laws then we have betrayed what America is all about. Bush's imperial, indefinite detention of his enemies at Guantanamo definitely fits this description, as would summarily executing our worst enemy. Sometimes there are more important considerations then the satisfaction of passionate release.
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