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...trial, their guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Rules of evidence in a court-martial are similar to those in the civilian system. But aside from capital crimes, it takes only a two-thirds majority of a jury "panel" (composed of at least five military members) to convict. The prisoner-abuse suspects could face decades behind bars if convicted. U.S. military officials plan to try them in Iraq to show Iraqis that U.S. law can be applied fairly on their turf. That alone won't restore confidence in the occupation, but it might be a start. --By Daren...
...Vice President decried what he termed irresponsible reporting of the Watergate affair by the news media. He said that the publication of "hearsay" has served to damage the reputations of those unjustly accused and to weaken the government's ability to prosecute and convict the guilty...
...Vice President decried what he termed irresponsible reporting of the Watergate affair by the news media. He said that the publication of "hearsay" has served to damage the reputations of those unjustly accused and to weaken the government's ability to prosecute and convict the guilty...
...suspect simple; fair and open trial is the only ethical way to deal with criminals, no matter how much pain and suffering they manage to cause. Israel should have arrested him and tried him in a court of law—enough evidence was out there to convict Yassin fairly. In this way, Israel could have removed him from the Hamas chain of command without losing its moral high ground as a peaceful, law-abiding nation attempting to defend its citizens...
Most Ludicrously Written Role: Perhaps this year’s tightest race, victory in this category ultimately goes to Annabeth Marcus, the seemingly unimportant wife of Sean Penn’s ex-convict in Mystic River. Laura Linney gives a solid if peripheral performance all the way up to what seems to be the film’s conclusion. But then, in one of the strangest bedroom scenes ever put on film, Linney suddenly undergoes a character transformation so unexpected as to almost totally undermine the rest of the movie. The academy surely wasn’t thinking about this...