Comments on: Democratic Senator: If We Capture bin Laden, We Don’t Need To Interrogate Him http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/19/democratic-senator-if-we-capture-bin-laden-we-dont-need-to-interrogate-him/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 05:11:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Robert in SF http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/19/democratic-senator-if-we-capture-bin-laden-we-dont-need-to-interrogate-him/comment-page-1/#comment-363446 Robert in SF Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:15:10 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=23983#comment-363446 I am a little confused about your reaction. Maybe I don't understand the original story. Is the Senator claiming that we don't need to interrogate Osama, becuse we don't need *his* statements to convict him? I believe that's probably true. Surely we would have enough evidence to convict him of the crimes he would be charged with. If we had to rely on self-incrimination after capture, then we are screwed. So if the members of the Republic party think that we need his confession in custody, they are the idiots here, not this Senator. But maybe I misunderstand. Oh, and of course we would interrogate Osama for *future* or *planned* terrorist acts, but those are independent from his prosecution of past acts....I just don't think that's what the Senator is talking about here (interrogation for planned acts). I am a little confused about your reaction. Maybe I don’t understand the original story.

Is the Senator claiming that we don’t need to interrogate Osama, becuse we don’t need *his* statements to convict him? I believe that’s probably true. Surely we would have enough evidence to convict him of the crimes he would be charged with. If we had to rely on self-incrimination after capture, then we are screwed. So if the members of the Republic party think that we need his confession in custody, they are the idiots here, not this Senator.

But maybe I misunderstand.

Oh, and of course we would interrogate Osama for *future* or *planned* terrorist acts, but those are independent from his prosecution of past acts….I just don’t think that’s what the Senator is talking about here (interrogation for planned acts).

]]> By: zone http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/19/democratic-senator-if-we-capture-bin-laden-we-dont-need-to-interrogate-him/comment-page-1/#comment-362985 zone Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:08:32 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=23983#comment-362985 From FBI most wanted site. Notice anything missing? CAUTION Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world. From FBI most wanted site. Notice anything missing?

CAUTION

Usama Bin Laden is wanted in connection with the August 7, 1998, bombings of the United States Embassies in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and Nairobi, Kenya. These attacks killed over 200 people. In addition, Bin Laden is a suspect in other terrorist attacks throughout the world.

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