I was down the street from the Moussaoui trial...

Post #317,491 by Another Scott 11/18/09 9:14:52 PM Reply	I was down the street from the Moussaoui trial... http://www.vaed.usco...ssaoui/index.html When did conservatives become such fraidy cats? :-/ Cheers, Scott. (Who thinks that this is all just stuff to get the Republican "base" more riled up at Obama.)
Post #317,500 by beepster 11/18/09 10:16:33 PM Reply	Huh? When did taking unnecessary risk become so flippant a gesture. 1) KSM is a different beast, if any of what has been said is true. 2) The fact that Lindsay Graham could "stump the band" about how this precedent would work in the future re: enemies caught in field of batter etc....lets see how that slope slides... I don't really care if you give him a microphone and a 50000 watt tower of power to talk until we don't have to apply the death penalty...(seems to be the popular talking point...giving him a forum)... There is no need to bring them here. None. Take the court to them. I will choose a path that's clear. I will choose freewill.
Post #317,502 by Another Scott 11/18/09 10:47:34 PM Reply	Fundamental disagreement. KSM isn't so scary that the federal courts can't handle him. There is no reason why he cannot be tried here. If you look through what was done with the Moussaoui trial, you'll see that it wasn't a circus. Moussaoui was tried in federal court here. McVeigh was tried here. Four of the US Embassy bombers were tried here - http://edition.cnn.c...embassy.bombings/ etc. The best protection we have against terrorism is living up to our ideals and following our laws, not being afraid to put people on trial because they're "too dangerous". Following the law is not "taking unnecessary risk". For someone who worries about the "slippery slope" in other contexts, you seem to be willing to ride the Slip&Slide regarding the "field of battle". IMO, if the term applies to Rawalpindi, then it applies to Orlando... Cheers, Scott.
Post #317,512 by boxley 11/19/09 9:29:22 AM Reply	with nother on this one the only caveat I have is that the law must be applied well, which may lead to an aquital unless the feds have some untainted evidence up their sleeve. We should never have taken these people into US custody to begin with, should have killed them in the field after having friends debrief them first

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