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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
The obvious legal difference is that McVeigh and Nichols were American citizens.
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And if you remember, post 9/11, they actually used the class "unlawful enemy combatant" in order to justify the techniques being used.
In the case of McVeigh, it was quite obvious he was the primary responsible party, there was a capital punishment case pending, and no one wanted to risk the loss of that case due to a technicality. Everything - including his interrogation - was textbook.