Quote of the Day
“I welcome today’s guilty verdict in the first trial held under the Military Commissions Act (MCA). This proces
s of bringing terrorists to justice has been too long delayed, but I’m encouraged that it is finally moving forward. I supported that legislation, which was a good-faith effort by Congress to meet the Supreme Court’s direction to establish a process to bring terrorist detainees to trial. Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a trusted confidante of Osama Bin Laden, was provided a full hearing of the charges against him and was represented by counsel who vigorously defended him. The jury found that the prosecution lawyers had proven, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Hamdan had aided terrorists by supplying weapons to Al Qaeda and Taliban forces in Afghanistan.”
–Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in a statement Wednesday on the verdict (AFP) in the case of Salim Ahmed Hamdan.
