At 12:39 PM 9/18/01 +0200 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM wrote:
>There is nothing to stop the US from gathering evidence and have a trial to
>convict the terrorists (in their absence if necessary).
Actually, the US almost never (if ever - I'm certainly not aware of it)
conducts trials in absentia.
We generally don't consider a trial in absentia to be far, as one of our
most cherished Constitutional rights is the right of one to confront his or
her accusers.
JDG
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