American justice on trial

[Bravo Zulu]

The trials in New York City of five men accused in the 9/11 attacks may be unpleasant to contemplate, but they are an inevitable result of the pass-the-buck strategy toward prisoners of the George W. Bush administration starting back in 2001.

The trials now are, in a way, the moral equivalent of someone not getting a flu shot to avoid having his arm stuck, then paying for it down the line by spending a week in bed.

Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09322/1014221-374.stm?cmpid=bcpanel2#ixzz0XBodR9Nz