" By - The Washington Times

Saturday, December 29, 2001

The establishment of military tribunals by presidential order, although rare, is well-established in the United States. Military tribunals first came into existence during the war with Mexico in 1846 but saw their greatest expansion during the Civil War. Less than one week after the firing on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln authorized the suspension of habeas corpus, allowing military authorities to arrest and detain anyone suspected of aiding and abetting the rebellion and to detain such individuals indefinitely without bringing them before a civilian court and charging them with a crime.

Such individuals were removed from the jurisdiction of civil courts and placed under the jurisdiction of the military, which tried them by military tribunal. By the end of the war, about 5,000 trials involving more than 15,000 civilians had been held. Controversy swirled about the embattled Lincoln and his orders limiting civil liberties, but Lincoln held fast.

President Bush, in an action reminiscent of Lincoln's, issued an executive order on Nov. 13 to allow those accused of aiding and abetting terrorists "to be tried for violations of the laws of war by military tribunals." …"

https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/dec/29/20011229-034340-4595r/

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