Oh Hell yeah. GTMO would've violated his rights under the Constitution that apparently extend to all non-US citizens.
Good thing we shot his ass then, ain't it?
Here's a thought:
What if he's not dead, but we're just holding him in a deep, dark hole, wringing him for information every day, and just telling the world he's dead so no-one's the wiser.
Would anyone shed a tear if they found out? I know that personally it would give me a warm fuzzy feeling every day.
And of course, to address your post, there are the differences between your average Gitmo detainee and Osama Bin Laden:
1. Bin Laden has already freely confessed to, and bragged of, his many, many crimes. He was guilty as ****, and he was a rabid dog that needed to be killed. Many of the detainees have not done so, at least not freely, and therefore
some may be innocent.
That possibility of innocence is why people want them tried, and that was the spirit of the Constitutional rights in question, if not the letter.
2. If some random terrorist is tried, there may be some attempt at retribution, sure, but wherever Bin Laden was brought, there were sure to be massive terrorist assaults and efforts at rescue and retribution by pretty much every member of Al Qaeda worldwide.
Whatever location Bin Laden went to would have a target on it 100 miles wide.