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I don't think that I have heard this proposed, but I would love to see it.
Osama Bin Laden blew up the WTC and the Pentagon, that's the charge. So let us have a trial in absentia. France did that for Carlos the Jackal, and he was convicted. Maybe not fair, since he did not have a chance to defend himself, but he did have lawyer to represent him.
Any trial, at least a real one, would have to involve evidence, sworn testimony, et al. I think this is a good idea, and does not require introducing any controversial ideas.
Does everyone know that the special unit who was supposed to "hunt" for Binny was disbanded a while back? It was!
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/washington/04intel.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
It's no surprise that Bush disbanded the unit, since Bush does not care where Bin Laden is... seriously.
"So I don't know where he is. You know, I just don't spend that much time on him, Kelly, to be honest with you. I'm more worried about making sure that our soldiers are well-supplied..." - http://tinyurl.com/6klv
Of course he never was interested in spending time on Bin Laden, since the Taleban offered to turn him over and he refused outright, no discussion. All he had to do was show them the "evidence". I mean there must be evidence right? Funny thing that, Bush refused, invasion was his preference.
http://tinyurl.com/ypayrf
Of course Bin Laden "admitted" to the attacks in a video, you know the one they found in a house in Kandahar? Or did he?
http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/09/16/inv.binladen.denial/
In America you get round-the-clock coverage on the hunt for the latest pregnant wife killer. Natalie Holloway gets more coverage than Obama, and yet, the hunt for Osama, well it's down the memory hole.
These are not the actions of an innocent victim.
