Posted on 03/06/2010 5:33:15 AM PST by reaganaut1
The Obama administration said Friday that a decision on where to prosecute Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four accused of conspiring in the Sept. 11 attacks would not be made “for weeks,” following a flare-up in the debate about whether that trial should take place in civilian court or before a military commission.
The White House sought to dampen speculation that a decision on where to hold a trial might be imminent. That speculation was fanned by a report Friday that aides to President Obama might recommend that he pull the prosecution out of civilian court and send it back to a military commission, where the Bush administration had planned to hold it.
“No decision has been made,” Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary, said Friday.
Still, in a conference call with reporters, three retired military officers said Friday that holding a Sept. 11 trial in a military commission would be a mistake. All three supported Mr. Obama last year when he signed an order calling for the closing of the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
“I would be deeply saddened if this thing would be reversed,” said one officer, Maj. Gen. William L. Nash of the Army. “It would give aid to our enemies. It would lessen our relationship with allies who have been extremely happy with the reversal of course we have taken. This is not the time to be scared.”
In addition, September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, a group of more than 200 relatives of victims of the attacks, issued a statement saying it was “deeply troubled” by reports that Mr. Mohammed, accused of being the mastermind of the attacks, and four accused of conspiring with him, might not receive a civilian trial after all.
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The article cites a group of 9/11 families who support civillian trials, but I bet 9/11 Families for a Safe and Strong America , who support military tribunals, are more representative of the views of 9/11 families and other Americans.
More embarrassing bumbling.
How long does it take Obambi to figure out what to order off the dollar menu at MickeyD’s?
For such a supposedly smart bunch, they sure have a long, shallow learning curve.
At our expense, no less..
Do the American People get to pic the venue for Obama’s trial for treason?
Don't know, but I'm betting "Paper or Plastic?" held up the line for hours.
He’s much too busy working on jobs and sneaking in health care. GEEZ! Pretty easy - move it to Gitmo. It’s not like his lib whacko’s will vote for Republicans because he moves it to Gitmo.
Just shoot the 9/11 plotters and be done with it.
The occupant in the white house has not guts!
This POS administration is nothing short of an ignorant, incompetent, a$$ clown convention.
I live in King Country in Washington State. Until recently, you could still see Obama stickers on cars everywhere. Over the last few weeks, I’ve begun to notice fewer and fewer of them. In the last week I’ve begun to see anti-Obama stickers on cars. In this bluest county of a very blue state, this kind of thing doesn’t bode well for Mr. Obama.
White House Postpones Picking Site of 9/11 Trial
Can’t make up his mind again ???
Do we have a man in the oval office or a cowardly wimp?
bbbwwwwwaaaaahahahahah.
Sigh.
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