Obama decision to try 9/11 defendants already drawing fire
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Even before Attorney General Eric Holder made it official, the Obama administration's decision to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a New York City federal court drew fire from conservatives who question his willingness to wage war on terrorists.
Debra Burlingame, the sister of a pilot whose plane was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, said in a statement that "the trial will be a travesty." She supports military trials for Mohammed and four other defendants.
"In open court, it will be Khalid Shiek Mohammed who will hold forth," she said, "mocking his victims, exulting in the suffering of their families, ridiculing the judge, his lawyers and the American justice system, and worst of all, rallying his jihad brothers to kill more Americans."
In his announcement, Holder said the Justice Department will seek the death penalty against Mohammed and the other defendants. He said five other defendants, including a suspect in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, will be tried before military commissions.
"For over 200 years our nation has relied upon a faithful adherence to the rule of law," Holder told reporters. "Once again, we will ask our legal system in two venues to answer that call."
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, also a supporter of military trials, said the decision reflected a pre-9.11 mindset, treating the 9/11 attacks as a typical crime rather than an act of war. "These terrorists planned and executed the mass murder of thousands of innocent Americans," he said. "Treating them like common criminals is unconscionable."
Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, said the decision makes the city more of a target. Holder responded by citing New York City's experience in conducting previous terrorism trials, including the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center.
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Debra Burlingame, the sister of a pilot whose plane was hijacked and crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, said in a statement that "the trial will be a travesty." She supports military trials for Mohammed and four other defendants.
"In open court, it will be Khalid Shiek Mohammed who will hold forth," she said, "mocking his victims, exulting in the suffering of their families, ridiculing the judge, his lawyers and the American justice system, and worst of all, rallying his jihad brothers to kill more Americans."
In his announcement, Holder said the Justice Department will seek the death penalty against Mohammed and the other defendants. He said five other defendants, including a suspect in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole, will be tried before military commissions.
"For over 200 years our nation has relied upon a faithful adherence to the rule of law," Holder told reporters. "Once again, we will ask our legal system in two venues to answer that call."
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, also a supporter of military trials, said the decision reflected a pre-9.11 mindset, treating the 9/11 attacks as a typical crime rather than an act of war. "These terrorists planned and executed the mass murder of thousands of innocent Americans," he said. "Treating them like common criminals is unconscionable."
Rep. Peter King, a Republican from New York, said the decision makes the city more of a target. Holder responded by citing New York City's experience in conducting previous terrorism trials, including the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center.
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SleepDirt
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Cowards. They are crapping themselves over the myth that these people are super-human and will overtake their guards by hypnotising them and turning them into suicide bombers.
Also, do they have no respect for the nation's court system?
If they are guilty it must be proven in open court and not in some banana republic secret kangaroo court. - 2 years ago
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LadybugLady [removed]
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Why do people want the military to have the trials.This is not a military crime. As long that its done that should be enough. This should have been done by now. Shit 8 fucking years and not brought to trial wow!
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