Self-centered commissions
Monday, May 11, 2009 at 3:20AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett

ARTICLE: Obama Set to Revive Military Commissions, By Peter Finn, Washington Post, May 9, 2009

I disagree with the military commissions approach, because I have problems with us roaming the world, capturing terrorists and then presuming to put them on trial under our laws--in effect pulling them into our legal system under the assumption that virtually all terror planning and prep targets America.

Because it's often the case that we prosecute on that basis--intent.

And I find the self-centeredness there counterproductive in terms of creating new globally-inclusive rule sets.

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