Civil Trials For Terroists?

Why is the government attempting to try terrorists in a civil court? Is someone in the upper echelon hoping to see vicious criminals released on a ‘technicality’, which sadly happens all too often in our society? What's going on? These men (and I use the term loosely) committed an act of war against the United States of America. They are war criminals. They need to be transferred to Gitmo and be tried by the military courts immediately. On this issue, there should never be an exception.