Military Law
Dec. 3, 2001
Military Tribunals Best Serve to Punish Terrorists
President George Bush's executive order merely recognizes that Osama bin Laden is a war criminal.
By William S. Colwell
President George Bush's executive order merely recognizes that Osama bin Laden is a war criminal. Statutory authority, U.S. Supreme Court precedent and past practice support our commander in chief's order not to force our military to bring bin Laden back to the United States and try him here under our laws in our courts but to try him in Afg...
President George Bush's executive order merely recognizes that Osama bin Laden is a war criminal. Statutory authority, U.S. Supreme Court precedent and past practice support our commander in chief's order not to force our military to bring bin Laden back to the United States and try him here under our laws in our courts but to try him in Afg...
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