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I know the Geneva Convention is around here somewhere....

By National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Those of you who saw today's New York Times or found yourself surfing through the blogosphere today may have heard the news:Military prosecutors today issued the first charges relating to the September 11 attacks, saying they would seek the death penalty against six detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, including the alleged mastermind of the plot, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.The Department of Defence, which is leading the prosecution through a controversial and much-criticised process of military commissions, issued 169 charges against the men that include conspiracy, murder in violation of the law or war, attacking civilians, destruction of property and terrorism. Even putting aside, for a moment, my consistent opposition to the death penalty, there are several things that I find quite odd about this development...continue to full post

Full post as published by Abolish the Death Penalty on February 11, 2008 (boomark / email).