1.   But a better response would be to try suspected terrorists under the normal American criminal justice system.

2.   Fifty-one percent of those queried, for example, did not think it was a good idea to try suspected terrorists in secret military sessions.

3.   For example, President Bush determined that accused terrorists could be tried in secret military tribunals.

4.   He refuses to extradite terrorists to Israel, but observers point out that he would not be required to if the terrorists were tried by his authorities.

5.   On Tuesday President Bush signed an executive order allowing accused terrorists to be tried by military commissions instead of in federal court.

6.   President Bush issued an order approving the use of military tribunals to try suspected terrorists.

7.   President Bush issued an order last month authorizing him to decide on a case-by-case basis whether to try suspected terrorists in a special military commission.

8.   The administration plans to establish military tribunals to try suspected terrorists who are noncitizens.

9.   The administration has also proposed trying suspected terrorists in closed military tribunals instead of open civilian courts for security reasons.

10.   The Department of Defense unveiled the legal procedures for trying foreign terrorists in special military courts.