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> -----Original Message----- > From: Jei [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 15. marraskuuta 2001 0:59 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Eurorights] Bush Orders Terror Trials by Military to > Foreigners > > > And who defines what exactly is a terrorist? > The people in power? The RIAA and MPAA? > > It seems to me that the Russian Dmitry Sklyarov > is soon to be one. Cyber-terrorism is a very > vague term and so is a cyber-terrorist. If the > Americans aren't careful, they're soon going to be > judging and executing civil rights activists as > terrorists. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 14:12:23 +1100 > From: Bond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [ParanoidTimes] Bush Orders Terror Trials by Military > > Bush Orders Terror Trials by Military > NewsMax.com Wires > Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001 > > WASHINGTON (UPI) - President Bush on Tuesday signed an executive order > allowing foreigners to be tried in a special U.S. military court if > accused of terrorist acts. "I have determined that an extraordinary > emergency exists for national defense purposes," Bush said in > his order. > > The order drew immediate criticism from self-described civil > libertarians, > and some suggested that the order would be challenged as > unconstitutional. > > The executive order directs U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to > establish a military commission to try individuals whom federal > authorities have reason to believe are members of the Muslim extremist > group al-Qaeda and have engaged in, or aided acts of international > terrorism against the United States, or harbored anyone doing so. The > directive spells out that those held under the order could be detained > inside or outside the United States, and says that they must > be treated > humanely: given "food, drinking water, shelter, clothing, and medical > treatment," and be allowed the freedom to exercise their religion. > > The White House said Tuesday that the order provided Bush > with options to > bring terrorists to justice. Claire Buchan, White House > spokeswoman, said > that trial of terrorists by military commission provided important > security advantages, physically protecting the American public and > classified information that may emerge during court proceedings. > > But some worry that the order sets up an unprecedented separate legal > standard for foreigners. > > "First, the president must justify why the current system > does not allow > for the timely prosecution of those accused of terrorist > activities," said > Laura W. Murphy of American Civil Liberties Union. > > "Absent such a compelling justification, today's order is deeply > disturbing and further evidence that the administration is totally > unwilling to abide by the checks and balances that are so > central to our > democracy. Increasingly they appear willing to circumvent the > requirements > of the Bill of Rights." > > Peacetime court-martials of civilians were found > unconstitutional by the > Supreme Court in 1957. That year Reid vs. Covert found, > according to the > syllabus of the decision, "Under our Constitution, courts of > law alone are > given power to try civilians for their offenses against the United > States." > > Virginia attorney and board member of the National Institute > of Military > Justice Philip Cave, who represents military defendants, > said: "This is > certainly unprecedented since trials of German saboteurs in > World War II. > And the difference is, we're not at war now." > > http://www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2001/11/13/193921.shtml > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Eurorights mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.eurorights.org/mailman/listinfo/eurorights >
