U.S. to televise Guantanamo trials to 9-11 families

[Ichingcarpenter]

Source: Reuters

GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - The U.S. military will televise the Guantanamo trial of accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and five other suspects so relatives of those killed in the attacks can watch on the U.S. mainland.

"We're going to broadcast in real time to several locations that will be available just to victim families," Army Col. Lawrence Morris, chief prosecutor for the controversial war crimes court, said at the naval base recently.

No trial date has been set but they are the first Guantanamo prisoners charged with direct involvement in the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.


The trials will be beamed to closed-circuit television viewing sites on military bases at Fort Hamilton in New York, Fort Monmouth in New Jersey, Fort Meade in Maryland and Fort Devens in Massachusetts, Morris said.

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[PDJane]

1. Why not just skip the trial.........

and go for public beheadings???

[marmar]

2. I'd like to see televised Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/Insert Neocon Here trials....

..... broadcast from The Hague.

[dipsydoodle]

11. They do say

that patience is a virtue. So just be patient.

[paparush]

3. What the hell for?

That's utterly absurd.

[Ichingcarpenter]

4. Who wants to bet they will do it right before the election?

Any takers?

[raebrek]

5. I would like to watch these trials, why not make it public? n/t

[LynnTheDem]

6. Now that George W. bUsh has the same level of powers Saddam Hussein had,

George follows up with his own "show trials".

[Arctic Dave]

7. The families get to watch the trial but

cheney and bush are the only ones to get to watch the execution. They will add it to their snuff collection.

[darue]

16. I'd hate to have to mop up the viewing room after that n/t

[mbperrin]

8. So the world is not entitled to watch?

Course you'll admit that it's cheaper than helping the first responders with their various life threatening problems, ain't it?

Have I mentioned lately how much I hate militarized, compartmentalized, grabby, greedy MOTHERF*****S?

[Tempest]

9. It's the Christians and the lions all over again

And the blood thirsty crowds will cheer.

[cyberpj]

10. When do we get to the stonings in the stadiums? nt

[alstephenson]

12. WTF???

[joeglow3]

13. ?????????

Is this any different than letting victims families sit in a courtroom for a trial. Now, I question the trials themselves, but not this.

[Occulus]

20. Damn bet it's different

"We're going to broadcast in real time to several locations that will be available just to victim families,"

For about a day, when one of their kids posts it to YouTube.

[thecrow]

14. Oh, okay, They'll be on Youtube within hours

[Bush_MUST_Go]

15. When it's done... will the families be allowed to speak about what they saw or

will they be forced to sign agreements that everything remains secret?


9/11 also had a very profound affect on many, many people who did NOT lose family members. First responders, volunteers, people who lost their jobs, businesses that were indirectly affected by the attack... the list goes on & on.

[armodem08]

21. That doesn't seem likely...

unless someone brings a camcorder:

"The trials will be beamed to closed-circuit television viewing sites on military bases at Fort Hamilton in New York, Fort Monmouth in New Jersey, Fort Meade in Maryland and Fort Devens in Massachusetts, Morris said."

[fascisthunter]

17. Woooo.... that Oughta Impress the Meatheads

[saigon68]

19. It will impress Cheney He needs violence to obtain arousal

[Solly Mack]

18. alrighty then