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| McCain criticizes Obama plan for 9/11 trial |
| 2009-11-15 |
| Republican Senator John McCain has criticized US President Barack Obama for his handling of the 9/11 trial, saying his decision will harm efforts to combat terrorism. McCain, Obama's former election rival, warned on Saturday about the mixed signals coming out of the White House and said, "We are at war, and we must bring terrorists to justice in a manner consistent with the horrific acts of war they have committed." Obama has decided to try the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other alleged co-plotters in a civilian New York court. On Friday, Attorney General Eric Holder announced that prosecutors would seek the death penalty against the five men, who are being held at the US detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Holder said that after a delay of eight years, "those allegedly responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001 will finally face justice," AFP reported on Saturday. The announcement, key to President Obama's plans to close Guantanamo by the January 22 deadline, was quickly condemned by some of the families of the nearly 3,000 victims of the 9/11 attacks. Five more Guantanamo detainees, including Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, accused of plotting the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off the coast of Yemen that killed 17 US sailors, will be tried before military commissions. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Don't fret, John. It's already been decided. I'd just make sure the rhetorical groundwork has been laid so we can say "I told you so" when reality sets in and they have to start letting these folks go rather than continuing with their trial. The only thing that may make this idea even slightly workable is that the methods and sources and what not will be over nine years old when they finally get their chance to see all the evidence against them. |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-11-15 00:18 |