Do Suspected Terrorists Have Rights to Trials? - John Coughenour

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2010/01/22/One_Year_Counting_When_Will_Guantanamo_Close

U.S. District Court Judge John C. Coughenour rejects the practice of using "another set of rules" to convict suspected terrorists. "We either live up to our responsibilities as being a leader in human rights and commitment to our Constitution, or we shouldn't profess to be what we say we are."

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January 22, 2010 marks President Obama's self-imposed deadline for closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, which he set by Executive Order one year earlier, on his second day in office.

This discussion examines the obstacles that are preventing President Obama from fulfilling his promise, when and how Guantanamo is likely to close, and the impact of the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing on the politics of closing the detention facility.

The discussion also illuminates why it is essential that America comply with the rule of law as it continues its efforts to close Guantanamo. - Open Society Institute

John C. Coughenour is a U.S. District Court Judge. He was appointed by Ronald Reagan in 1981. Before being appointed as a judge, Coughenour was a leading litigator with Bogle & Gates and has taught trial and appellate practice at the University of Washington School of Law.

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[officialusa]

Judge John C. Coughenour is right on!!!

[zoticus1]

Its insane that we as Americans even debate this nonsense.

EVERYONE has a right to a trial!

After all this is not Soviet Russia

[evanmarkfilms]

haha. yes, allowing mass murderers and rapists to go free really doesn't matter... after all, the world is full of these people anyway... no worries. Its just another mass murderer or rapist! woo hoo!

[garsnic100]

i think they sould do what they do to us .... cut there fucking heads off!!!!!,rape their women and eat their children, bomb the desert right of the fuckin map son, only if i were prez... vote garsnic i'll get the job done. fight fire with fire.. westerners are to soft now adays we care about the feelings of people that are trying to kill us!!!! KILL USSSS dumb asses..

[Demetrenos]

"Do Suspected Terrorists Have Rights to Trials? "

He admitted under torture that he was guilty.

No trial needed. He is guilty!

Accusations and torture can do the job.

Why waste money on a trial?

Just kidding.

[321roomi321]

@variablast can u change ur name to "holocaust is bullcrap" in america ?!?! or "America is israel's Bitch"

[zaneshark]

I must apologise for the sudden outburst Variablast! I was not paying much attention to the names of those who had left comments as I was to what had been written. So it was not until after I had posted my coment that I saw that I was "lashing out" at a friend of mine. I was like, DAMN! I've just begun argueing with a dude I am prescribed to. With that said I take back my short speech! Good day bro!

[doutonight]

Everyone has equal rights, terrorist or not. Thats the definition of right. What you want to do is change rights to privileges, ones that only you would have. That is pure discrimination. But hey, it worked well in nazi germany and soviet russia

[zaneshark]

@variablast So you are a US citizen! Who fucking gives a shit! How does that benefit you? What kind of special priviliges do you obtain from being a US citizen that non- US citizens don't get? But Go ahead and keep living in the ignorant bubble of self delusion if you want!

[zaneshark]

@justicecallicles Granted that this is the case, what makes US citizenship important? The ability to fill out a job application and vote? But even legal US citizens are having a hard time finding permanent employment. So US citizenship does not even grant the US citizen job security. It is relatively worthless.