There will be an article in the future on the trial of Ahmed Ghailani that contains links to articles that state facts–this is simply a rant.

Ahmed Ghailani was found guilty of conspiracy to blow up government buildings in the al-Qaida attacks on two U.S. embassies in 1998, but he was acquitted on more than 280 other charges. Because some of the evidence that would have been permissible in a military tribunal was not allowed in a civilian trail, the testimony of the man that sold Ahmed Ghailani the dynamite to blow up the embassies was not allowed.  That is the reason Ahmed Ghailani was convicted only on the conspiracy charge and not the 224 murder charges and other charges.

The logic in this conviction is also amazing.  He is convicted on conspiring to blow up a building, but not convicted in the deaths of the people killed when he blew up the building.  That makes my head hurt.  Even life in prison is too kind to this man.  During World War II there would have been no question of a military tribunal and a death sentence.

We need to remember that Ahmed Ghailani is not an American citizen.  He is not entitled to the civil rights of American citizens.  He is a man who is responsible for the deaths of Americans and other innocent people working in a embassy.  He is a foreign terrorist.  Why in the world are we treating him with kid gloves? 

My heart goes out to the families of the people who were killed in the embassy bombings.  Hopefully they will see some sort of justice and closure on these events in the future.