YOUR COMMENTS

Vince Milano,
Thank you for your serivce to the USA and for taking the time to educate us about your experiences in the service.
- Jim, Manchester

What Obama is too dim to realize is that, by doing this, he has little to gain and everything to lose. If these terrorists get off on some ridiculous technicality, or if something unforeseen happens (at least by these bozos), how is he going to look? And how he looks is everything to him.
- Susie, Horseshoe Bay, TX (NH native)

We honor our soldiers, soldiering is an honorable profession. Why give these guys, these losers, these mental cases, the status of soldiers? They are not, they are thugs, or mafioso, or fundamentalist cultists.

Why suggest to the world we are afraid of a trial? This is America we can try them, and if they are guilty by the evidence, they will get justice. If they are found innocent then so be it, I'm not afraid of them. In fact they ought to be very afraid of us. They got lucky and knocked down buildings with airplanes, we then spent three trillion dollars blowing up various areas of their world. Not a winning situation for them.
- Elwyn, Manchester

NSR and all the rest who believe as you do. First I was not HURT as you say. The people who you don't fear ( because of all my brothers and sisters in uniform past and present) engaged my unit in COMBAT. We took small arms fires, 6 rounds to my chest thank GOD for body armor, grenades, RPGs, IEDs etc. Call it what you want to BUT Congress did vote to send Us in and we went. Police Action, UN Action ( let's not forget the hundreds of UN mandates that we are bound to uphold via treaties) or War, it is all the same. NSR you are the real coward because you would rather blame the US and anyone who doesn't think like you as the problem. Because you are safe in doing so, you can sit at your computer and blame W and all the bad conservatives all you want but it won't change the facts. You have no idea what I have seen, what I know from first hand experience what these people are capable of, the support they get from Iran and other countries . You and people like you don't want to stare the fact in the face that is is a WAR we will be fighting for a long time and that to win a war we have to kill the enemy PERIOD. No negotiated peace will ever last, history shows this time and time again. The actions of this administration and the PC crowd will only prolong the conflict. These trials will only serve to enhance our enemies , weaken our intelligence services and in the end more innocent people will die. Call me what you will, feel so superior as liberal elites most often do. But don;t call me a coward. I have seen the atrocities and carnage that these animals commit first hand. I fought them face to face. I shed my blood.I know my Constitution and Geneva Convention. So keep your sympathy and pray that none of these people ever get a chance to hurt more of us.
- Vince Milano, Epping NH

There are specific provisions in the Constituation and US Law for military tribunals for trying, convicting, and executing pirates, US service members who commit crimes, and prisoners of war. It is not a stretch al all to apply these laws to international terrorists. If they are good enough for our servicemen and women, they are good enough for the like of Khalid Sheik Mohammad. A legally declared war is NOT a prerequisite for use of military tribunals.
- Jim, Manchester

Do any of you leftwingers ranting and raving against this editorial really believe that it will be good for America when "(Obama) makes U.S. military and intelligence secrets available to al-Qaida, including names of its compromised members"?
If you do,then the koolaid you're drinking is more loaded with mind-boggling and mind-numbing ingredients than the one you accuse me and others like me of drinking!
- Guy Plante, Manchester

Larry B. in Jefferson,
You respond to an editorial that alleges that the President's ill-advised action will result in the deaths of American troops by saying "let the chips fall where they may"!?! Those 'chips' are American sons and daughter, mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, and yes, they are falling. Meanwhile President Obama dithers, equivocates and spews more politically ‘correct’ but militarily flawed decisions. I think you must be either blind, ignorant, or entirely reprehensible.

Neither you nor NSR make any attempt to refute the notions of the Editorialist, most republicans, many democrats and most of the people posting to this webpage. I can’t understand why you can’t understand the difference between ‘fear mongering’ as you call it and trying to protect lives that Al-Quieda terrorists are trying to take.
- Jim, Manchester

As indicated in several posts, there have been several terrorists caught IN THE US, and then tried in US courts. The problem with this one, as I indicated earlier, is that he was captured as a prisoner of war - and yes we are at war in both Iraq and Afghanastan - then brought to the US as a POW, then converted to a crimnal defendant. The issue of the improper extradition is sure to come up. If he's legitimately a criminal defendant, then he was kidnapped from his home country and illegally brought to the US. Procedurally, they really stepped in it this time.
- Armand, Manchester

We have gone from a nation of laws to a nation of fools.
Gary Way, Pres. Bush would most likely have pursued OBL into Pakistan if not for Pakistan's Constitution forbidding foreign trrops on their soil. Besides, OBL is Pakistan's golden goose now that you and I are giving them billions/year. Why should they capture/kill him? Ain't that a hoot?
- Michael, Manchester

I hope KSM is convicted and forced to hand make American flags all day everday, until his execution.
- DM, Hampton

Armand, Manchester

I suspect that is exactly what the administration hopes will occur. A quick return of KSM and others to their country of origin by a Federal judge closes the issue. The administration gets a nice buffer as it was the court's decision. In KSM's case, Kuwait will likely not welcome him home with open arms. I wonder what a Kuwaiti prison is like? Popcorn and TV do you think?
- Joe, Berlin

NSR, Epping, NH - BraVo! Nice post!

The koolaid lemmings want us all to live in fear of the percentage of cretins in the world who would do America some harm. Well, the cretins are always going to be there, and I am not going to live in continual fear just so that the GOP can win elections. Give these guys a trial and let the chips fall where they may.

The fringe right GOP policies are: healthcare scare, terrorism scare, cap & trade scare, immigrant scare. Their prime motivation for their base is fear-mongering. It would be funny if it weren't so weak and pitiful.
- Larry B., Jefferson

What the UL and the rest of the lunatic right wing fringe miss is that by trying these people as common criminals the Obama administration is sending a message to the world that we do not see them as legitimate warriors. Furthermore, by trying them in civilian court the Justice Department is telling everyone that we are a country of laws, not of tyranny. Rarely has a President made such a bold statement of American principles. It is a real shame that the GOP and its lackies like the UL are more interested in scoring political points than in standing up for American ideals.
- LJC, Manchester

Obama & Holder are traitors and cowards, prostrating themselves at the feet of America's enemies by prosecuting the American military, FBI & CIA. Obviously, Obama's campaign rhetoric "we are the ones we are waiting for" was spoken not to the American people as thought, but to the Muslim Brotherhood, ever engaged in their 1000 year war.
- Mae, Plaistow

NSR, Epping, NH
your posts here have all signs of Internet trolling and virtually void of any substance. Military tribunals are not illegal and not against U.S. Constitution and according to Wikipedia designed to try members of enemy forces during wartime. You think that civilian court is more appropriate place to try KSM. That is your opinion and nothing else. Anti-American treason and patriotism have noting to do with subject of this editorial.
- Dmitry, Ossipee

There is no war people under which to try this evil man. Just because it's labeled a "war on terror" does not mean that it falls under any legal defiinition. Would this mean that Timothy McVeigh should have been tried in a military court for his terrorist activity? Or since there has been a "war" on drugs declared in much the same manner that drug dealers and drug users should be tried before a tribunal as well?

There are years of legal precedent for these international thugs and criminals to be tried as they are. You need to stop trying so hard to find fault with every little thing this president does.
- Paul, Exeter

And something else about this awful, cowardly editorial - is this silly, scared editorial writer suggesting that a criminal trial is the end of America?

What do you mean by a "fatal" error? That this is the end? That if we try somebody in federal court the Republic can not survive?

You have no heart, whoever you are. No bravery, no patriotism, no sense of being an American. You're disgraceful at every level that you live.
- NSR, Epping, NH

PS to Roger of Rochester, who writes: "The securing of airline cockpit doors [means] opportunists...no longer have an opportunity." (And won't select a different opportunity?) Well, if jihad ended by decree of the FAA, then why not release Khalid? He could pose for a photo-op with Barack, and all we would have to deal with is the irrational fears of his opponents.

Thanks to all the Democrats writing here. You are putting on vivid display your party's UNSERIOUSNESS about national defense.
- Spike, Brentwood NH

Some have mentioned the 1993 bombing of the WTC, which was carried out by Muslim extremists. 6 people died- over 1000 were injured. They were successfully tried and convicted in criminal court, in NY, under existing criminal statutes.

Neither this conjecture-filled editorial nor any of the comments below offer any compelling reason why this case should be any different.
- Dave, Sandwich

All those libererals who love the criminal justice system when it comes to trying terrorists aren't so loving of it when it comes to instituting a death penalty for murderers.
- Chris, Merrimack

BTW...in WWII our soldiers lined up and shot German soldiers who stole GI uniforms from our dead and tried to infiltrate our front lines in disguise. No trial and no Left wing loonie, politically correct, wing bat appologists to defend the enemy then.
- Greg L, Hudson

No doubt leftists like NSR will be defending the terrorists come trial time.
This is all about prosecuting the Bush administration during the next election.
Obama should be arrested for treason when the terrorists are freed because they weren't mirandized.
- Greg L, Hudson

Okay let's see before the Bush administration and his invention of 'enemy combatant' that basically could apply to anyone including me and you, criminals or terrorists were tried in our judicial courts with no problems going all the way back to the British soldiers that killed American citizens in the Boston Massacre who were defended by John Adams. Now all of a sudden since the Bush presidency we must have a new way to try these people (most of whom were not arrested on a battle field). Funny the same group of terrorists all over the globe when they are arrested by different governments try them in their judicial courts and not military tribunals. I'm not sure what the outcry is from the republicans except that whatever our current president wants they want the opposite. I also guess republicans have a problem with the judicial system of our country thinking it is incapable of handling this.
I'm sure that will be their next target, to change our court systems to more than likely mimick Nazi Germany.
- Joanne, Manchester

'What war'? is a valid question and doesn't get asked often enough. Whether you agree with the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan or not, I think it is unconstitutional to conquer and occupy another country without a declaration of war by Congress.

And Ken Stemsky, good point. Ron Paul has in fact suggested that letters of marque and reprisal would be the correct way to deal with terrorists.
- Eric, Manchester

NSR, I have heard that before, "what war". Ok I agree, WE have not declared war, but the fact of the matter is that it was an act of WAR by a foreign body. That being said an act of WAR can not be judged in a CIVIL corut. The MILITARY is the only athourity that can seek justice, and be directed to seek justice, in matters of WAR. I know its a bitter pill but WAR always is.
- Alain Cote, Concord

This is only a preview of whos coming to America in 2010. obama's next agenda item for pelosi and reid is "immigration reform" They plan to let criminal aliens enjoy the same rights and freedoms of every American. The message is consistent though with far left thinking: kill Americans and we will welcome you with open arms. Kathy Boudin, weather underground convicted cop killer is a faculty member at Columiba, Bill Ayers, weather underground, pentagon bomber, is a good friend of obama, Univ of MA at Amherst was trying to have a convicted cop killer speak on campus. This takes Sal Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals" to a whole new level.
- Michael Layon, Derry

Actually, by trying this in a civil court, instead of a military tribunal, it creates the possibility of an early dismissal of the charges. An enemy combatant can be tried by a military tribunal, but in our civil courts a foreign criminal offender has rights, among them the right to a proper extradition. Since this SOB was captured on the battlefield, removed from his country as an enemy combatant, then moved to the US as a federal crimnal defendant, he never had a proper extradition, in violation of his rights as a criminal defendant. That is enough to have the charges dismissed and have him returned to his country of origin. This is quite the can of worms they're opening here.
- Armand, Manchester

Spike! Have another cup of coffee this morning, buddy.

The ENTIRE editorial is irrational, cowardly and completely anti-American. There is no ';oint' to refute, because the author clearly is a coward who hates the idea that we're actually governed by a system of laws.

You're scared of terrorists and I get it. Pitiful, but I get it.
- NSR, Epping, NH

Blah, blah, blah…. On Sept 21, 2001 President Bush said he would hunt down the perpetrators of 9/11 and bring them to justice. He failed. He hunted them down, except the leader Osama bin Ladin remains at large, and held them for eight years. He broke his promise to America by not seeking justice, something he left for President Obama to finish.

I’m very proud of President Obama for believing in the strength of our judicial system to punish these criminals. If we didn’t believe in our system of justice, it would be a real travesty.
- Gary Way, Bedford

The securing of airline cockpit doors, (done years ago in some other countries) has ended the age of the potential big explosion caused by hijacked airliners. REPEAT: The securing of airline cockpit doors, (done years ago in some other countries) has ended the age of the big explosion caused by hijacked airliners!

Get it? These guys are not magicians or even good military personnel. They are opportunists who no longer have an opportunity. So what is everyone afraid of? The ridiculous ideas on these guy's dangerousness just keep coming. A federal max security pen is not safe enough for them - ridiculous!

Put them on trial, convict or not end of issue. Stop trying to make these losers out to be supermen.
- Roger, Rochester

Union-Leader readers on the left are lining up to vilify the editorial writers--and none of them have rebutted a single point of the editorial.

Subjecting captured terrorists to fear and discomfort is not "torture" and they have no rights under Geneva or the US Constitution. For the Democrats who argue otherwise, the burning question is: Whose side are you on? In fact they are on only one side, like Obama: The side of holding themselves out to be gentle, enlightened, and sophisticated. A court trial for Mohammed has the single goal of increasing the esteem of Obama in the mind of Obama (and gullible voters). He doesn't care whether the policy works. "He is what He has been waiting for."
- Spike, Brentwood NH

Ron - What war? There is no declared war.

Vince - I'm sorry you got hurt. Again, NO declared war.

These terrorists committed murder. They will be tried, the evidence will surely find them guilty, they will be executed.

THAT is the American system of justice.

THAT is the Constitution.

If you disagree with that, you are a coward who wants things done behind closed doors because you're scared of goons in white robes and long beards. Pathetic!
- NSR, Epping, NH

We really do not know if these guys are guilt or not, do we? Personally I revere the American standard of justice as the pride of the nation: you meet me in court and the jury will decide the outcome. That's what we are all about. A military trial is a joke trial.

If the government does not have the evidence to convict, then why should I support their detention, after years, at Guantanamo? The only reason I would is to join ranks with the scaredy-cat bigots who would lynch these guys in a public square without trial. Sorry folks, I'm responsible to my own well-developed conscience, I won't join your lynch mob.

And guess what? If some are found not guilty I won't lose any sleep. These guys are not the danger the koolaid kooks would have you believe. They are bumbling losers who took advantage of airline's cheapskate security is all. There are white supremacists in this country who want just as badly to harm America. The Israelis would have 911 happening every week if they hadn't instituted severe airline security decades ago. Any detainee found innocent can go home and stumble around some sandy hell-hole and likely get whacked by a US drone anyway.
- Tom Labrie, Rochester

With all that is being thrown around here by the left, it is totally amazing how they forgot, or do not realize, that this country was attacked on 9/11. These men were captured on the field of battle. They should be tried by a Military Tribunal period. Why are we going to waste taxpayer dollars bringing them into this country where they will get all the rights of a citizen the minute they step on our soil. IT WILL BE A CIRCUS.
The left always tries to use smoke and mirrors to disguise the truth. This is just another backdoor tactic from the current administration to circumvent the will of the people as he tries to save face from being a total lying, incompetant President. He has not done one thing he said he would do when America voted for change. Do you deny that?
To those few in favor of this fiasco, just talk to the people who all the atrocities from fanatic muslims have been perpetrated on in this country. The families of 9/11 victims. The family of the beheaded. The families of the Ft Hood victims. Then go home, sit at your table, look at your family and be thankful you have not been directly affected by this.
- John D, Danbury

I trust our federal judicial system to do their job and convict these people. I also trust our federal prison system to properly contain them. I trust this country. I believe in us.
I don't see why our President's decision justifies this nasty editorial, especially the very first paragraph. Partisan hackery aside, do writers like this really believe the stuff they write? Do they really feel that it's OK to trash this country in order to put their side in a better political position? It happens on both sides, I guess it's the Republicans' turn to hate our country. I don't understand party politics.
- Marty M., Milford, NH

Allowing terrorist, civilian trails on U.S. soil is a huge mistake

Wake up people, they are not citizens of our country, and therefore not entitled any rights.

We allow this debacle to occur and I sense a major backlash to the current administration.

C'mon November 2010, and November 2012!!
- Harry, Atkinson

Obama is doing the right thing. Treat them like the common criminals that they are. We should never have glorified their crimes by elevating them to the status of "war".

If they get off it will be because GWB et al screwed the pooch by going outside the law -- yet we will showing ourselves to be above them by standing up for the very ideals and freedoms that GWB claims that they hate us for (and which he ironically became the number one enemy of).

It is long since time that we stepped back and honored the principles that this country was founded on and rejected the hypocrisy that this ridiculous editorial embodies.
- Tom, Greenfield

NSR of Epping, and all others who think as you do. As a Veteran of this WAR I have to agree with this editorial. These "prisoners" do not rate this type of trial. Let us look at the history of of the last " Trial" of the blind Imam who masterminded the first WTC bombing. It is a fact that HIS lawyer was convicted of aiding terrorism. This woman was bringing out messages from him and sending them to his followers. And this will happen again. Having served 42 months in Iraq fighting these terrorist I think I have a better understanding than most of the mindset of those we will put on trial. First, yes mistakes were made. In fact the major mistake is that we were much to " Politically Correct" in fighting this war. I saw my friends die because of this PC that permeates the system. This is the first war that you MIGHT be able to kill the enemy but you certainly can't hurt his feelings. As at Ft. Hood people will die because of PC. Intelligence will be leaked and those that helped us will die. I have seen it first hand many times. Personally I think we should ALWAYS abide by the Geneva Convention in regards to " Non- Uniformed Combatants" . This Internationally accepted and UN blessed document clearly defines what should be done with them. Now NSR I am a 27 year old Army Infantry( 101st Airborne) Vet who has been disabled by wounds in combat, I live in physical pain every day because of them. Now I agree with this editorial to a large extent and I disagree completely with the current administration's policies in this area. By your standards : Am I Anti- American? Am I guilty of Treason? Do I oppose the Constitution? Am I worthy of you considering me a Patriot or Fellow American?
- Vince Milano, Epping NH

It is interesting to me that the people that comment here can not see past the DNC and see what happens to this country when bad choices are made. I truely beleive that this administration will take the same line that kids take when they mess up. Blame comeone else casue it is never their fault. This prisoner has no rights according to our Consitution because of the fact that he is not an American citizen. This is the same reason why we have so many illigal immigrants in this country. You folks act way to PC and think that everyone has rights. They don't. And as for you giving simpathy to any terrorist you openly say that they children and families that lost loved ones in the ATTACK against America means nothing.
No matter what this editotials oppinion is is irelivant to any of you taking a crap on the true issue at hand.
We declared a war on terror and this is the out come. People need to answer for their actions and by doing this we are saying that everyone has American rights and they don't. If this were any other country in the world these men would of been hing in the middle of the capital and no one would have said boo.
You folks are takignthis country to new lows and it is deppressing.
Hope your proud of yourselves. Now tell me who is going to take care of us when things go to hell in a DNC hand bag?
- RT, Manchester

Obama - Osama's BFF. A show trial that offers a world stage for terrorists and a criminal system that will dismiss these cases because of "tainted" evidence. KSM will too soon be joining his fellow terrorists in more plotting and attacks against Americans. But in Obamaworld that's just fine because "The One" has nothing but contempt for the USA anyway - - as proven by his agenda to destroy it from within.
- PJ, Washington

NSR from Epping, are you serious? We are in fact a nation of laws and these laws gave President Bush the authority to have these enemy combatants shot on site on the battlefield. They (the laws) provide for military tribunals for these war prisoners, not trials in civilian courts.

Sounds like you have done exactly what you accuse the editorial writer of doing. You've chosen sides. It doesn't appear to be our side.
- Ron, Manchester

The trial of KSM is just a continuing investigations of Bush-era counterterrorism policies (i.e., the policies that kept us safe from more domestic terror attacks), coupled with the Holder Justice Department’s obsession to disclose classified national-defense information from that period, enable Holder to give the hard Left the “reckoning” that he and Obama promised during the 2008 campaign. Holder claimed that it was his decision alone, which is a lie to protect Obama from controversy. It would be too politically explosive for Obama/Holder to do the dirty work of charging Bush administration officials; but as new revelations from investigations and declassifications are churned out, Leftist lawyers use them to urge European and international tribunals to bring “torture” and “war crimes” indictments. Thus, administration cooperation gives Obama’s base the reckoning it demands but Obama gets to deny responsibility for any actual prosecutions
- Milt, Campton

This boneheaded move by Obama and his Attorney General will play itself out when this trial becomes a mockery and a joke alike the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. Who says KSM will have a jury period, he could pick the judge to render the verdict, he will no doubt fire his lawyers, then the judge will force him to keep them.
KSM has said openly he is guilty and proud of what he has done and has demanded execution. The logical assumption would be that KSM would plea guilty at the beginning of the process. There are going to be so many people involved in this trial who will be dedicated to the process and stand to benefit from the trial itself. The prosecutors, the judge(who will chosen and the pro bono defense lawyers) will all get name recognition and a career boost from this trial. KSM will not be allowed to plea guilty.
- Chris, Merrimack

Yesterday the UL published an editorial about health care that was so inflammatory that one of the commenters was obliged to actually suggest a military coup to get rid of Congress (The UL had no comment on that radically illegal suggestion). One can only imagine what today's piece will do. When a newspaper consistently and flagrantly opposes the sitting government, and purposely uses rhetoric designed to incite their readership to acts of violence against the government, that could be called treasonous.

I would call Eric Holder's attempt to try these men in American courts of law an act of justice. America is not a country where people are thrown in jail, tortured, and left to rot without charges. That is, it wasn't until George Bush and Dick Cheney decided to declare 'war' on anyone that was 'against us'- and then let their cronies profit from it. Where was the outrage then?
- Dave, Sandwich

My only hope is that this editorial is another robo-screed from some think tank in Washington. The UL loves to holler about outside influence in campaigns, but has no problem being team xerox with their editorials. I guess it is worse if they actually wrote it themselves. I would have thought people from NH would have more common sense. Enjoy the continued demise of your GOP.
- Steve B, Derry

A bowing, apologizing socialist lacking in competence. He will beat out Carter on the presidential scale.
- Bob, Salem

I had no idea our constitution was written for every world citizen and especially those who declare war on us. I thought American citizens enjoyed the rights granted us in the constitution and those who declared war on us got military tribunals. It’s so nice to have today’s much smarter politicians governing us to correct all the mistakes made by two hundred years of political scholars who governed before enlightened ones arrived.

Maybe if we are all lucky the jihadists will merge with the gang members in prison and both can spread their ideology together to the other inmates. Diversity is a beautiful thing in America these days. Next we can have two sets of laws, Sharia and constitutional laws.

After the WTC bombings in 93 we tried those jihadists and that certainly cent the right message because the next time the plan to take the towers down actually worked and the prisoners from 93 must have had a good laugh in their jail cells watching the whole thing on the color TV and bowl of popcorn provided by the tax payer.
- Deb, Derry

I see the usual Obama-can't-possibly-be-wrong-but-the-UL-must-be Kool-aid drinkers are out in force this morning, blaming President Bush for Obama's inept choices. I am not totally in agreement with the op-ed, but in general I do agree bringing KSM to New York is not in our best interest (nor were President Obamas' "American is so bad and I'm sorry" tours. KSM commited acts of terrorism. Is terror war, or is it crime? Have these questions actually been answered or is the answer so far merely a declaration by whoever is the sitting President? I find it sad that many people would love to see President Bush and his administration frog marched for doing what they thought needed to be done protect America from "all enemies". The whining about the "rights" alledgely trampled by Bush while silence over the actual & proposed rights trampling by this administration and congress is stunning, but then the left has always been very willing to be led by shiney and new rather than substance.
- Jeff, Goffstown

We are a nation of laws, so why wouldn't we take this person to trial? Of course, we tortured him, so any information collected under torture is not admissible. He had no access to a lawyer, etc ... so the case should be thrown out.

We do have a process to handle Prisoners of War, but Bush did not treat him accordingly. Bush may in fact be a War criminal.

If we had a case, I think we blew it. People may think letting this person go would be unjust. But, if we truly are a nation of laws, then we must abide by those laws.

And if blame must be placed, it should be placed on the decision makers who decided we should act out side of the law (torture). That decision was made by President Bush and his administration.

It is not right to blame President Obama for all the problems created by Bush. But, it is what we expect.
- Nick A, Derry, NH

I hope members of Congress and voters are going to read Article One, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

Congress and NOT the President gets to decide how terrorists, enemy combatants, and prisoners of war are dealt with.

Article 1, Section 8 says Congress has the power

"To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations"

"To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water".

"To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court"

Acts committed by terrorists are covered by "Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations".

"Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water" cover captured terrorists, captured enemy combatants, and prisoners of War.

I do not know when "grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal" were last used. The ability to "grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal" gives Congress a great deal of power.

The United States Constitution is on the net. I printed out my copy from the U.S. National Archives & Records Administration years ago.

I hope voters are going to read The Art of War by Sun Tzu before they vote in 2010. I have read 3 translations of The Art of War. I like the translation by Samuel B. Griffith best.
- Ken Stremsky, Manchester, NH

Whoever wrote this editorial has moved from the usual UL nonsense and caterwauling into full-on anti-American treason.

Whoever wrote this editorial opposes the American system of courts, the American system of law, and the American system of justice.

Whoever wrote this editorial directly opposes the US Constitution and opposes the democratic form of government under which we live.

It's a despicable editorial written by people who have chosen sides - and they have chosen the nastiest partisan politics as opposed to America and our system of laws and justice.

The author of this editorial is not a patriot, and I do not consider them a fellow American.

Shame! Shame on you!
- NSR, Epping, NH