Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Is America at war, or not?
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For if we are at war, why is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed headed for trial in federal court in the Southern District of New York? Why is he entitled to a presumption of innocence and all of the constitutional protections of a U.S. citizen?
Is it possible we have done an injustice to this man by keeping him locked up all these years without trial? For that is what this trial implies – that he may not be guilty.
And if we must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that KSM was complicit in mass murder, by what right do we send Predators and Special Forces to kill his al-Qaida comrades wherever we find them? For none of them has been granted a fair trial.
When the Justice Department sets up a task force to wage war on a crime organization like the Mafia or MS-13, no U.S. official has a right to shoot Mafia or gang members on sight. No one has a right to bomb their homes. No one has a right to regard the possible death of their wives and children in an attack as acceptable collateral damage.
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What do we do if the case against KSM is thrown out because the government refuses to reveal sources or methods, or if he gets a hung jury, or is acquitted, or has his conviction overturned?
Comment: Worthwhile read. Trying him in a civil court is a giant mistake!
My point exactly! Up to this moment he was treated as a POW and kept in Guantanamo, which itself states that war crime was committed and this also is supported by the fact that the U.S. troops are fighting in Afghanistan. So what is this about? Is Obama really so petty that he needs to show, how horrible Bush's administration was and how badly were the war criminals treated? Is it worth the possibilty of the acquittal of those terrorists? I don't think so. And endangering NY by making it a venue of the civilian trial - here I understand why some call Obama and Holder traitors. Elli
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