Treat Terrorists Like Enemy Combatants, Not Criminals. A Debate

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The announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, would be tried in New York City set off a firestorm of protests. Besides the cost and safety concerns, at issue are whether suspected terrorists should be tried in criminal court or whether national security requires the use of military commissions. Likewise, issues like the closing of the U.S. naval prison at Guantánamo, Cuba, the reading of Miranda rights to suspected terrorists, and enhanced interrogation all center on the same question: How should the United States treat and try individuals captured in the "war on terror"? As "enemy combatants," who are entitled to limited rights? Or as suspected criminals, who are entitled to full legal rights?