Friday, July 25, 2008

54% Back Military Tribunals for Terrorists over U.S. Courts

FILE PHOTO - Commissions building courtroom at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Christopher Mobley.)

From Rasmussen Reports (HT to Prairie Pundit)

Most Americans believe suspected terrorists should be tried by military tribunals rather than in U.S. courts, as the first such trial began this week at the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba.

Seventy-one percent (71%) say the suspects should not be given the rights U.S. citizens have in court, while only 18% think they should, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national survey.

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My Comment: The American public are remarkably well informed on what is happening. They are also overwhelming in favor (71%) of these suspects not having the same rights as U.S. citizens in court.

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