What If We Found Bin Laden?
By: baco
Las Vegas
04 February 2010
Babzra62@Aol.com
Close your eyes and imagine what seems to be impossible? Somehow on Earth, we found Osama Bin Laden and we brought him in alive. That would be amazing, but what should we do next? Is there a court in the world where he could be given a fair trial? Who would Osama implicate in his tales of terror? How did we capture his cell phone at Tora Bora? Where has he been hiding for all these years? Should we read him his "Miranda Rights?"
What happened to the concept of "Innocent until proven guilty?" Does a loose association with an unknown terrorist group instantly deny or trump due process? Who is the judge, jury and or the person in charge of the secret evidence being used to prosecute the War on Terror? What happens to the justice system and the International Courts if we deny due process? How soon will it be before an American is tried for war crimes without due process?
Like it or not, if Bin Laden were found alive he would be given due process to protect the process called justice. The sad reality in this hypothetical situation is "Bin Laden has little or no chance of being found alive." With all the secrets remaining concerning that horrific attack and all the raw emotion that still exists, he couldn't get a fair trial anywhere in America. Unless China or Russia found him, there's little or no chance for his survival, trial, or his story being shared with the world. What about the guilty guys already in Gitmo? It really doesn't matter if they are given a right to remain silent now because we admitted they were tortured. They can't get a fair trial so why waste America's time pretending? Where will the military executions be held and will it be on network television or just cable? Justice for all doesn't apply in a world where everywhere is a battlefield.


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