Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Quote of the Day
It is surely not inspiring for radicalised people with the potential for violent action to see terrorists tried in ordinary criminal courts and sentenced to long prison terms. But it surely is inspiring to them to see terrorists treated as a special class of prisoners to be held by the military, imprisoned without trial and tortured. This is the kind of treatment that makes jihadists believe that they can indeed be the fighters for a cause that they aspire to be.Nigel Inkster and Alexander Nicoll, writing in an article published in the International Institute for Strategic Studies journal Survival and making the argument for trials in civilian courts and closing Gitmo. Their logic is sadly beyond the comprehension of your average radical right winger.
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