Moussaoui gets life, the terrorists win - Mark Steyn

Chicago Sun-Times ^ | May 7, 2006 | Mark Steyn

[Rummyfan]

America "lost" for a more basic reason: turning a war into a court case and upgrading the enemy to a defendant ensures you pretty much lose however it turns out.

The lesson to be learend from the entire Moussaoui case.... don't let this happen again Mr President. A military tribunal was the way to proceed.

[Rummyfan]

I don't know man...life in supermax? Even 10 years in supermax. Might be better off dead. I think people are getting a little hysterical over this.

I agree, but.... He should have been executed.

[Rummyfan]

No capital punishment in the EU!

[Paloma_55]

Sorry... kind of...

Very few jokes are originals but that one came to me...

[Mrs. Darla Ruth Schwerin]

I agree. The crackpot should have been handed over to a military tribunal. They would have fried him quicker than anyone can blink. Civilian courts are so wimpy any more. The slimey lawyers are allowed in, and all they want is $$$$, they don't care who they set free on the streets just as long as their wallets are full. It was all just another indication to the terrorist that we are a spineless and weak country...

[GOPJ]

Sounds like a great tag...

[TChris]

America "lost" for a more basic reason: turning a war into a court case and upgrading the enemy to a defendant ensures you pretty much lose however it turns out.

Steyn has a beautiful gift for expressing the kernel of an issue in simple terms.

[concrete is my business]

WOW!

The UK Times story is a hoax!

But the way our enemies kill people is still a verified fact.

Graphic descriptions and avoidable pictures here on how the UK Times got fooled yesterday.

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/175675.php

[TravisBickle]

I don't know man...life in supermax? Even 10 years in supermax. Might be better off dead.

I think I'm with you on this one.

Just imagine waking up each morning in that small cell; the only thing he has to look forward each day is prison food. And each night he goes to sleep knowing the his next day is going to be exactly like his last one.

I know revenge is a powerful motivator, but as long as we are permanently protected from this man, I don't care whether he lives or dies.

[USF]

Thanks for the ping. I couldn't agree more. Excellent article on your blog too, btw.

How many videos will we have to watch on Al Jazeera of American hostages now begging for their lives unless Moussaoui is released?

And how many of those hostages will suffer the ultimate penalty that Moussaoui should have paid?

I shudder to think of the multitude of ways their perception of the kuffars weakness will embolden them.

[bkepley]

Well the real reason I said that was because the night before I watched one of those investigator shows and a victim's sister who was anything but compassionate said she wanted the guy locked up with no chance of parole because she knew what kind of guy he was and it was the worst punishment for him she could imagine. If we kept this guy in supermax for the rest of his life it'd be a pretty harsh sentence. Also, sometimes I think the death is too good for some people, especially when they are mass murderers as if taking their pitiful life will pay for what they've done.

[Blowtorch]

Western Civilization has become so civilized that it can no longer deal effectively with barbarians.

Nail on the head.

[Rembrandt]

"Just imagine waking up each morning in that small cell; the only thing he has to look forward each day is prison food. And each night he goes to sleep knowing the his next day is going to be exactly like his last one.

I know revenge is a powerful motivator, but as long as we are permanently protected from this man, I don't care whether he lives or dies."

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I think they ought to pipe in a recording of the call to prayer to Allah about every 10 minutes, 24 hours per day, loudly, for the rest of his miserable life. Let him choke on it.