Bennett: the article (reprinted in the Arizona Republic from USA Today) makes it quite clear that Dean Kmiec favors the military tribunal to deal with the terrorists. You evidently missed that in my post.

As you point out, there obviously will be a great deal of division within the legal community as to which method of dealing with the terrorists is most appropriate.

As Sharon points out, and as pointed out in the USA article, "Several analysts noted that military tribunals could be a way for U. S. authorities to conduct trials of terrorists without having to disclose state secrets. administration officials want to avoid a repetition of the federal court trials of those involved in the bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993, when rules of evidence required the U. S. government to reveal details about how it collects intelligence on terrorist activities." DougR