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| Kerry in Favor of U.S. Bin Laden Trial |
| 2004-07-30 |
| John Kerry said Friday he would put Osama bin Laden on trial in U.S. courts rather than an international tribunal to ensure the "fastest, surest route" to a murder conviction if the terrorist mastermind is captured while he is president.Of course he's not counting the time for appeals "I want him tried for murder in New York City, and in Virginia and in Pennsylvania," where planes hijacked by al-Qaida operatives crashed Sept. 11, 2001, Kerry said in his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee. The Saudi-bred terrorist is suspected of plotting attacks that have shed blood across the globe, not just in the United States.Hitler was never convicted of killing any Jews, so I guess he's only suspected of it. Kerry suggested he would place the highest priority on avenging American deaths.How about preventing more? He called the Bush administration's attempt to create a Muslim security force in Iraq an overdue act of desperation. "Great idea," he said. "Should have been done from the very beginning.". Kerry fielded questions about foreign policy, presidential politics, abortion and the death penalty in a 12-minute interview at a Wendy's fast-food restaurant in this GOP-leaning Hudson Valley community. After polishing off a bowl of chili and a Frosty "They don't have a record to runafter four years in office? You may not like their track record, but they've got one. Kerry is the guy without. The big lie will be a big tactic. on so all they can do is attack," Kerry said. He was responding to Bush, who a few minutes earlier had said from the campaign trail that Kerry had no "significant achievements" in Congress. Word of the criticism drew a chuckle from the fourth-term senator, who wore an open-collar shirt and slacks. "That's the response to a positive campaign." he said sarcastically. Saying he had no control over the DNC ads, Kerry didn't rule out airing his own ads critical of the White House. "I'm going to certainly reserve the right to respond to these people if they continually hack away," he said. snip |
| Posted by:Mr. Davis |
| #5 John Kerry said Friday he would put Osama bin Laden on trial in U.S. courts.. Well, there you go: to Kerry, it's STILL an issue of law enforcement... |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-07-30 9:56:37 PM |
| #4 I can't think of a bigger nightmare than the "trial" of OBL. Dead or alive, but I prefer dead. Show his severed head on TV for ID purposes. That's as much of Osama as I ever want to see in this country. |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-07-30 7:33:37 PM |
| #3 Just a thought, Jawn, but how do you feel about killing the fucker? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-07-30 7:31:05 PM |
| #2 More rope-from-a-dope. Politizing something that hasn't yet happened is really lame. Besides, the plan is capture dead or alive, with dead the preferable option. |
| Posted by: Capt America 2004-07-30 7:30:01 PM |
| #1 Heck, I'm almost unaware of active campaigning on Bush's part for about the last year... |
| Posted by: Phil Fraering 2004-07-30 6:43:31 PM |