Can we ever be certain of the guilt of captured 'al-Qaeda' suspects

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while our government controls access to them? How can we be certain that they were not coerced into confessions?

Will they ever stand trial? If so, should they be tried according to our law or will they be transferred to Afghanistan and tried under a system with less rights than ours?

Or, does it really matter?


Report: Al Qaeda suspects have 'disappeared'

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/10/11/disappeared.suspects.ap/index.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- At least 11 al Qaeda suspects have "disappeared" in U.S. custody, and some may have been tortured, Human Rights Watch said in a report issued Monday.

The prisoners are probably being held outside the United States without access to the Red Cross or any oversight of their treatment, the human rights group said. In some cases, the United States will not even acknowledge the prisoners are in custody.

The report said the prisoners include the alleged architect of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, as well as Abu Zubaydah, who is believed to be a close aide to Osama bin Laden.

In refusing to disclose the prisoners' whereabouts or acknowledge the detentions, Human Rights Watch said, the U.S. government has violated international law, international treaties and the Geneva Convention. The group called on the government to bring all the prisoners "under the protection of the law."

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1. Just checked the webcam, no hordes storming Washington

So I think you can safely conclude that US taxpayers are pleased with whatever fate may befall those seized by US gunmen.