Terrorists Do Not Deserve Constitutional Rights, Says Sen. Lieberman
Sen. Joe Lieberman (I- Conn.) warns that allowing detainees the right to a civilian trial would be affording them rights they simply do not deserve. While their acts of terrorism can be seen as acts of murder, said Lieberman, they are also acts of war and should be treated as such. (0:23)
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