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Originally Posted by aceventura3
What does rule of law and due process have to do with war? To me those are criminal prosecution concepts. The position of many is that these matters are not criminal matters eventhough they were treated that way many times in the past. The Bush administration approach was the correct approach in my view, and in this case the risks were simply to great for a civilian trial.
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ace, what risks were so great?
The Bush administration tried and convicted hundreds of "terrorists" in civilian courts sinjce 9/11:
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The National Security Division (NSD) has been maintained since the September 2001 attacks [JURIST news archive], and includes the name, charges, and sentences of 403 people, according to a letter [text] describing its contents. The chart divides the list into two categories. The first, including 159 names, comprises those convicted of crimes directly related to international terrorism, such as the use of weapons of mass destruction or terrorist acts against US nationals. The second category, including 244 names, is made up of those convicted of crimes not directly related to international terrorism, but with demonstrable links to it.
JURIST - Paper Chase: DOJ releases details on 400 convicted of terrorism-related offenses since 9/11
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Where was your outrage in these cases, ace? Where was the risk that concerns you so much?