Quote Originally Posted by Boon Mee
Also, Seventy-one percent (71%) of all voters think the attempt by the Nigerian Muslim to blow up the airliner as it landed in Detroit should be investigated by military authorities as a terrorist act. Only 22% say it should be handled by civilian authorities as a criminal act, as is currently the case. The debate is over - Dick Cheney won it.
How did the Bush admin handle Richard Reid, aka the shoe-bomber?

I think he was tried as a common criminal and is currently serving a lot of time in a Federal supermax without chance of parole.

Why is Cheney changing his mind now?