Such a board should follow simplified procedures , as parole boards do in prisons , rather than those of civilian courts or military commissions . David Etzioni : President Obama has set one clear position on treatment of terrorists . Etzioni : Terrorists ca n't be treated as soldiers ; prevention , not punishment , needed . They are n't soldiers , he says , since uniforms set troops apart from civilians , show nationality . Terrorists deserve rights but are n't ready to face their enemies , Etzioni says .
David Etzioni : President Obama has set one clear position on treatment of terrorists . Etzioni : Terrorists ca n't be treated as soldiers ; prevention , not punishment , needed . They are n't soldiers , he says , since uniforms set troops apart from civilians , show nationality . Terrorists deserve rights but are n't ready to face their enemies , Etzioni says .