Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals,...

Conservative Columnist William Safire on military tribunals, especially in capital cases: "The [Uniform Code of Military Justice] demands a public trial, proof beyond reasonable doubt, an accused's voice in the selection of juries and right to choose counsel, unanimity in death sentencing and above all appellate review by civilians confirmed by the Senate. Not one of those fundamental rights can be found in Bush's military order setting up kangaroo courts for people he designates before 'trial' to be terrorists. Bush's fiat turns back the clock on all advances in military justice, through three wars, in the past half-century." (Read the entire article at: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/Terr-Kangaroo.html)