A Top Terrorism Prosecutor Is a Critic of Civilian Trials(February 19)

To the editor,

In the article "A Top Terrorism Prosecutor Is a Critic of Civilian Trials" the author discusses McCarthy's change in position on the war vs. crime terrorism issue. He was a top prosecutor in convicting terrorists of a crime and now he has switched views and said "a war is a war, not a crime, and you don't bring your enemies into a courthouse." I feel like this article focused more on McCarthy and his political standings. Some issues were brought up between the pros and the cons of war vs. crime but the article should have focused more on the issues and what McCarthy had to say instead of focusing on what others had to say about McCarthy. The problem we face is something that all people should be educated on. The point that terrorists are people we are fighting, and not American Citizens should be reiterated. We do not owe terrorists the right to a trial, or any rights at all for that matter. It is more important to educate people on that matter than on the change of view people have towards McCarthy.