The American Spectator ^ | 4.26.11 | Christopher N. Malagisi
Posted on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 12:58:01 PM by This Just In
The Terror Spectator
Redford's Conspirator Fails to Delegitimize Military Tribunals
By Christopher N. Malagisi on 4.26.11 @ 6:07AM
Last weekend, I had the unfortunate pleasure of watching Robert Redford's latest political quixotic diatribe, this one veiled as a historic epic about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Story is as follows -- Lincoln is assassinated, John Wilkes Booth is killed, co-conspirators are captured, one conspirator is a woman who receives the death penalty but should be set free because a military tribunal was used. What could've been an intriguing and insightful look at an event that forever changed America, Redford uses this opportunity as a not-too-subtle jibe against military tribunals.
This sparked uproar among NYC residents directly affected by the 9/11 attacks and other concerned legal officials since KSM was not a U.S. citizen, did not have the same rights as one, and should therefore be tried as an enemy combatant in a military tribunal.
In addition, the publicity a public trial receives would assuredly provide aid and comfort to al Qaeda as KSM would have a public forum to list his grievances against the United States and no doubt embolden the enemy around the world.
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