Saturday, July 26, 2008

Terrorism: McCain wants Nuremburg style trial for bin Laden

US presidential candidate John McCain said Friday he favors a trial for Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in the fashion of the Nuremburg trials for Nazi leaders held after World War II, AFP reported.

Asked on CNN what he would do with bin Laden if the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the US - believed hiding in Pakistan - is ever caught, the Republican senator replied, "Of course you put him on trial."

"There are ample precedents for that. And it might be a good thing to reveal to the world the enormity of this guy's crimes and his intentions," McCain said.

"We have various options, but the Nuremburg trials are certainly an example of the kind of tribunal that we could move forward with.

"I don't think we would have any difficulty devising an internationally-supported mechanism that would mete out justice," he said.

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