Why try the 'terrorist' in public courts?

[Sea Demon]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

If a foreign national commits a crime in the U.S., they are tried under the U.S. justice system. So no, you are incorrect.

wrong.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-1540885.html

http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=8106

Roosevelt's proclamation applied to "enemies who have entered upon the territory of the United States [...] in order to commit sabotage, espionage, or other hostile or warlike acts" (p. 50). That applied only to the eight saboteurs of 1942 (and two more who tried their luck in 1945).

If a foreign national steals a beer out of a liquor store they would be dealt with in a US court. 9/11 was no simple theft. It was an act of war. As applied to "warlike acts"..9/11 fits the mold.