[syriacus]

Great column. Thanks for posting it.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

According to the leaders of "Old Europe," ordering the execution of mass murderers is wrong but ordering the deaths of Israeli women and children is dandy.

Trying Al Qaeda: US vs. Europe

PARIS - If Osama bin Laden wants to escape death, he has one sure fire route to safety: find his way to Europe and hand himself in.

No European country applies the death penalty, and none will extradite suspects to a country, such as the United States, where they might face execution.

What a bunch of hypocrites.

[cricket]

"No European country applies the death penalty, and none will extradite suspects to a country, such as the United States, where they might face execution."

On the other hand. . .in the U.S.; they will live much more comfortably on 'death row' and by turn, live longer. . .and in the end. . .die 'quietly' by injection. . .

Tough call? Maybe. . .maybe not.

All terrorist should be handled by Military or by some new...special, prescripted law that guarantees a swift and punitive Justice.