During the questioning of Holder, one of the Republican senators stated quite clearly that his concern with the trial being held in civilian court was that there was a possibility – no matter how slight – that the jury might acquit the defendant. And THEN what would we do? At least with a military tribunal, he said, we could guarantee a conviction. Good old American justice, eh?
During the questioning of Holder, one of the Republican senators stated quite clearly that his concern with the trial being held in civilian court was that there was a possibility – no matter how slight – that the jury might acquit the defendant. And THEN what would we do? At least with a military tribunal, he said, we could guarantee a conviction. Good old American justice, eh?