Man. That was fast. Several emails from military (retired or active) and civilian. Interestingly, the military guys are less gun-ho for rough justice than the civilians. Here’s the first from a military guy I’ve grown to rely on:

Jonah – I commented on this earlier, but we’re not going to do any combat zone executions. It will look too much like what the Iraqis do. If this guy is executed, it’s going to be strapped to a gurney… at Fort Leavenworth, after all appeals are exhausted, years from now.
Not that the UCMJ doesn’t offer the option – but this war, this theater, this time, no one is going to tie this guy to a stake and shoot him.
Because legal or no, it will simply look too much like Saddamite justice.
Cheers,
[Name Withheld]