Guantanamo Prison Photo: AP
Right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President GW Bush asked for and received from Congress an authorization for the use of military force. This authorization was open-ended. It gave Bush and later US Presidents the authority to pursue anyone they "THINK" are involved in acts of terrorism against the US.
What many Americans are not aware of, is that the US Congress did NOT give an authoritzation for WAR in Afghanistan. Without a formal authorization for a WAR, and under the US Constitution, a military tribunal for those being held in the Guantanamo prison for their alleged part in 9/11, would be unlawful. It would be necessary to try them in a criminal court.
Right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, President GW Bush asked for and received from Congress an authorization for the use of military force. This authorization was open-ended. It gave Bush and later US Presidents the authority to pursue anyone they "THINK" are involved in acts of terrorism against the US.
What many Americans are not aware of, is that the US Congress did NOT give an authoritzation for WAR in Afghanistan. Without a formal authorization for a WAR, and under the US Constitution, a military tribunal for those being held in the Guantanamo prison for their alleged part in 9/11, would be unlawful. It would be necessary to try them in a criminal court.
The case against military tribunals
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