Torture the suspects and then lynch them

The Nedra Pickler AP article referenced in my earlier post also has these two choice paragraphs.

Aides said the legislation being introduced on Bush's behalf later Wednesday on Capitol Hill insists on provisions covering military tribunals that would permit evidence to be withheld from a defendant if necessary to protect classified information.

As part of the package, Bush asked Congress to shield from prosecution or lawsuits federal personnel who handle terrorist suspects.

The second paragraph is obviously an attempt to enable the torture of the detainees. What other possible explanation exists.

But, the first paragraph intrigues me. Frankly, it's very difficult for me to imagine a trial in which the accused is not permitted to know what he is accused of or what evidence exists to support the allegation. That's not a trial at all. It's a lynching. If that's what we're going to do, we might just as well dispense with the whole sham of a trial. Just lynch them.