If it walks like a bully, talks like a bully, quacks like a bully, it becomes an American responsibility to stand up to that bully and denounce his stance.
Posted by greg at November 16, 2001 12:36 PMBoston Globe: "Among the safeguards the accused could forfeit under Bush's military tribunals are the right to an impartial judge, the right of the defendant to confront his accusers, reasonable representation by defense counsel, proper time for such counsel to prepare the case, the barrier of having to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, the requirement of a unanimous jury verdict, and the right of appeal."
New York Times "The administration's action is the latest in a troubling series of attempts since Sept. 11 to do an end run around the Constitution. It comes on the heels of an announcement that the Justice Department intends to wiretap conversations between some prisoners and their lawyers. The administration also continues to hold hundreds of detainees without revealing their identities, the charges being brought against them or even the reasons for such secrecy."
Bill Safire: "His kangaroo court can conceal evidence by citing national security, make up its own rules, find a defendant guilty even if a third of the officers disagree, and execute the alien with no review by any civilian court."