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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Another no vote on KSM trial

Add Paul Bremer, the former administrator of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, to the list of those who disagree with the Obama administration's decision to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other al-Qaeda terrorists on trial in New York City.

The United States has used military tribunals for more than 200 years and they should be used in this case, Bremer said at a dinner during a conference last night at a conference on WMDs sponsored by the Heritage Foundation in Colorado Springs, Colo.

To revert to the pre-9/11 idea that terrorists are simply criminals means the country has "learned nothing," Bremer said. "We're right back where we started."

Two concerns are raised by the trials, Bremer said. One, that they will be a "wonderful recruiting device," providing a platform for Mohammed and the others to spew their jihadi message. Two, that prosecutors will either have to use evidence that will reveal sources and methods used against terrorists, or that some evidence will not be used, risking a not guilty verdict.

Bremer was an ambassador-at-large for counterterrorism during the Reagan administration and was named chairman of the National Commission on Terrorism in 1999.
Posted by Kevin Ferris @ 4:35 PM  Permalink | 1 comment
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 7:06 PM, 11/17/2009
    Those who hold similar opinions are held in disrespect by their liberal counterparts. We're called "quivering cowards who fear having the terrorists tried in our courts. It's a groundless charge that seems to have legs among democrats looking to rationalize the huge blunder that Obama and his relativist AG have made. If things go wrong and the trial(s) become a circus or create citizen unrest, Obama could be looking at impeachment charges, brought on by the opposition. Improbable, but possible because mid-term congressional elections could upset the majorities that Democrats enjoy. At the very least, he would be the next one-term president.
    — lefty


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