Why do these legal boneheads (and other liberals) think these people must be charged with crimes? We are at war with Al Qaeda and may detain any combatants until the end of hostilities (and longer if they are deemed a threat). Since they are not citizens of a Geneva Conventions signatory nor members of a nation's army, we may detain them without regard to the Geneva Conventions (although we do choose treat them in accordance with its provisions).
Did we charge German, Italian, or Japanese prisoners with crimes? Absolutely not. Roosevelt would have laughed had these shennanigans been tried during the 40s (and may have thrown people in prison for it).
While I can understand the whole Guantanamo mess...I can't help but think that one day...Al Qaeda will turn around and start capturing Americans overseas and put them into the same situations. The beheading business was all quick and mericiful but if you had 200 Americans taken hostage across the globe and kept for years as hostage...they'd be acting the same way. At some point, we will see evolution to this whole mess...going to the next level. While I support the whole war...I can't but wonder...where does the end point show up?
And rightly so. But why do these American lawyers give up honorable work like chasing ambulances, and instead try to defend this slime as if they were trying to beat a parking ticket? Who's paying their fees? Even legal scum like these shysters aren't going to defend pro bono someone who would slit his throat in an instant.
I'm afraid there's already some de facto precedent set that gives them quasi-American civil rights.
A military court martial with an American JAG for the defense is more than enough. But a .22 behind the ear is more appropriate, and is quicker and cheaper.