John McCain actually said...

"if a terrorist attack on civilians is a war crime, why shouldn't all trials be by military commission?"

"Holding trials in the United States makes it possible to employ Federal courts, in addition to military commissions, to try those detainees who have committed Federal crimes."

"What happens to detainees who are found not guilty at trial?"

"As the President has stated, any Guantanamo detainees who continue to be detained, where authorized by Congress and consistent with the law of war, will be afforded periodic reviews, so that any prolo..."