Administration Caves On Tribunals, Abandons Friends In House

Posted on July 13, 2006

The Bush Administration today, decides to let the same people that “reformed” Campaign Finance to do the same to al Queda prosecutions:

“Two GOP senators said Thursday that senior Bush administration officials agreed to back legislation that would prosecute suspected terrorists under a court system based on the military’s code of justice.

Sens. John McCain and John Warner cited recent meetings with Stephen Hadley, the president’s national security adviser, and other top administration officials. The White House agreed to a measure that would prosecute detainees using a system based on the existing Uniform Code of Military Justice, they said, which would extend more rights and protections to defendants than the military commissions established by the Pentagon.”

Members of the House had another more practical idea:

“This could be easy,” said Rep. Candice S. Miller (R-Mich.), who proudly announced she has neither a law degree nor a college degree as she denounced the high court’s 5 to 3 decision against the tribunals as “incredibly counterintuitive.” “We could just ratify what the executive branch and the [Department of Defense] have done and move on.”

Has anyone noticed the one group that is not considered at all during these negotiations? The men and women of the Armed Forces that will have to carry out the policy.

Should the McCain version be forced upon the military, there will never be a succesful prosecution of an al Queda illegal combatant that is captured on the battlefield.

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One Response to “Administration Caves On Tribunals, Abandons Friends In House”

meatbrain on July 13th, 2006 5:26 pm

“Should the McCain version be forced upon the military, there will never be a succesful prosecution of an al Queda illegal combatant that is captured on the battlefield.”
Why? What about “the McCain version” would make a successful prosecution impossible? Be specific — and back up your claims with facts.