Two points of view that aren't as divergent as they may seem on first viewing:
RABBI STEVEN Z. LEDER: "I Believe that captured terrorist should be treated as an enemy combatant in a war against the United States of America. His goal was to kill innocent civilians. In my view, being accorded the same legal rights and constitutional privileges as a U.S. citizen would not be commensurate with the crimes he committed. His tactics and intent were not in compliance with either the Geneva Convention or what is commonly understood as acceptable on the field of battle. Make no mistake; extremists like him are at war with us and our allies. Their goal is to kill innocent civilians, and ultimately not only to disrupt, but to destroy our freedoms, way of life and nation state. The best he deserves is to be tried in a military court as an enemy combatant. Bad guys deserve to be treated like bad guys." MARTHA ZOLLER (Host of The Martha Zoller Show): "Upholding the Constitution means doing so even when you don't agree with it. In the case of the attempted bombing of Times Square, the terrorist is a naturalized US Citizen, so he is entitled to due process and all rights under the Constitution. That is a disappointment to me and many New Yorkers. However, terrorists captured outside of our borders should be detained at GITMO and tried by military tribunals. KSM should not be tried in NYC. He is an enemy combatant captured on foreign soil and should be tried at GITMO. The Supreme Court was clear when they struck down the original legislation for military tribunals. The Bush Administration and the Democrat controlled Congress went back and passed a Constitutional Military Tribunal law and it should be followed." -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en.
