Could you just let the class know that I want to make the conversation tomorrow about treating terrorists as criminals or enemy combatants? I want to gear the class more towards this recent political discussion and debate -- i.e., Rahm Emanuel versus Eric Holder. I suppose I want to focus them on whether this is a war in which we are engaged or rather it is a large criminal conspiracy of non-state actors? Or, is it somewhere in between -- like, criminal plus? And, can the U.S. pick and choose when to charge them in a military tribunal or in a federal court? What are the positives and negatives with each view? What is the political component to this? Should that matter at all? I would again direct everyone to try and watch the 90-minute "Intelligence Squared Debate" from 2010. Thanks.
