Terror Charge Upheld Despite ‘Torture’ Claims

Andrew C. McCarthy "The decision will dishearten Bush-bashers. There are, of course, many people who believe — quixotically, but in good faith — that civilian prosecutions of enemy combatants would somehow improve our security by reaffirming “our values.” By contrast, hardcore leftists want these trials in civilian court for the reckoning. They figure civilian due-process rules will make it easier for terrorist defendants to obtain discovery about, and sensationally litigate, Bush counterterrorism tactics — which these leftists regard as “war crimes.” "