Mukasey: Don't execute 9/11 accused (to avoid makin martyrs of them)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

LONDON - U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Friday he hopes the men charged with participating in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are not executed if found guilty to avoid making martyrs of them.

Mukasey said many terrorists want to be martyrs and that by sentencing them to death, U.S. authorities risk granting those wishes. He made the comments while answering a question after a talk at the London School of Economics.

However, Mukasey said that the punishment would be fitting if the accused are convicted.

"One of them at least is proud enough of it to have written to his wife that he thinks he is innocent because it was only 3,000 (people who died in the attacks)," he said. "If those are not poster children for the death penalty I don't know who is."



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080314/ap_on_re_eu/britain_us_attorney_general

[synapsesfiring]

1. No evidence for 9/11 accused

The real reason why we are not seeking the death penalty in those accused of participating in 9/11... is because they don't have the evidence! Haven't you watched Loose Change the movie? 9/11 was an inside job and someday this will be common knowledge.

[Deny and Shred]

2. Yup. How many locked up versus how many brought to trial?

Kangaroo special military tribunal trial, no less. The Bush Administration rendition/information program is nothing but a fiasco. In all but a few cases, they haven't even brought charges!!

[Solly Mack]

3. He apparently doesn't know Bush

just saying...

[SunDrop23]

4. I'm quite tired of hearing "9/11"...it has been so bastardized.

[SunDrop23]

5. Sorry dup. (n/m)