https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/10/03/did-obama-consider-giving-osama-bin-laden-a-civilian-trial/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:56:31 -0400<![CDATA[Vanity Fair reports, based on a new book by Mark Bowden, that President Obama considered a remarkably bad idea: Granting terrorist Osama bin Laden a trial in US federal court if he had been captured in the raid on his compound in Abbottabad.]]>Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:00:15 -0400<![CDATA[Bryan Preston]]>https://pjmedia.com/bryan-preston-1/2012/10/03/did-obama-consider-giving-osama-bin-laden-a-civilian-trial-n172872