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9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Be Tried in the City He Attacked, NYC
jihadwatch.org ^ | November 13, 2009 | staff

Posted on 11/13/2009 5:40:04 AM PST by kellynla

It could jeopardize counterterror programs and thereby endanger Americans, but who cares? "9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to go on trial in New York," from the Telegraph, November 13 (thanks to Anne Crockett):

President Barack Obama said the September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees will be put on trial in New York City. Speaking in Tokyo, Mr Obama said Mohammed, the self-proclaimed organiser of the al-Qaeda terrorist plot that killed almost 3,000 people in 2001, would face "exacting" US justice.

Bringing such notorious suspects to US soil to face trial would be a key step in Mr Obama's plan to close the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay.

Mr Obama initially planned to close the centre at the US naval base on Cuba by Jan 22 next year, but his administration is no longer expected to meet that deadline.

It is also a major legal and political test of Mr Obama's overall approach to terrorism. If the case suffers legal setbacks, the administration will face second-guessing from those who never wanted it in a civilian courtroom.

Indeed.

The New York case may force the court system to confront a host of difficult legal issues surrounding counter-terrorism programmes begun after the 2001 attacks, including the harsh interrogation techniques once used on some of the suspects while in CIA custody. The most severe method - waterboarding, or simulated drowning - was used on Mohammed 183 times in 2003, before the practice was banned.... It's up to you, New York, New York!


TOPICS: Breaking News; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 911mastermind; bhoislamism; islam; khalidsmohammed; muslims; nyc; terrorism; terrorists; terrortrials; tm
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To: mort56
"This Muslim President will get people killed!"

Your tenses are wrong. It should read, "This Muslim President has gotten people killed!"

121 posted on 11/13/2009 10:22:33 AM PST by jonascord (Hey, we have the Constitution. What's to worry about?)
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To: kellynla

Muslim Terrorists will know EVERY Juror’s NAME and ADDRESS....so WHO will want to be on those juries????


122 posted on 11/13/2009 10:22:57 AM PST by Ann Archy (Abortion,,,,,,the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Travis McGee

Radical Islam is an insane murder cult
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I’m sure there are some of these in the West also.


123 posted on 11/13/2009 10:38:02 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: littleharbour
The defence attorneys will find 12 semi-literate bottom feeders to sit on the jury. Remember, there is a sizeable chunk of the American population (some of whom are in the Obama administration) that believe in the 9-11 conspiracy theories.

All they have to do is get 1 9/11 twoofer in the pool, just one to screw the result. Odds alone says at least 1 will find their way in their if you just picked names out of a hat. This trial is doomed before it's begun, and Obama knows it.
124 posted on 11/13/2009 10:45:26 AM PST by messierhunter
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To: littleharbour

*their way in there


125 posted on 11/13/2009 10:46:18 AM PST by messierhunter
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To: SandyLynn

<What is wrong with this picture??

There’s nothing wrong with it when there’s a socialist muzlim in the White House.


126 posted on 11/13/2009 10:48:42 AM PST by radiohead (Buy ammo, get your kids out of government schools, pray for the Republic.)
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To: kellynla

“The actual transfer of the detainees from Guantanamo to New York isn’t expected to happen for many more weeks because administration officials have to notify Congress and wait 45 days.”

i guess today’s news acts as the notification?

45 days from now....Jan 1?

I guess congress has time to pass a law to not make this happen. Might be a good campaign wedge in 2010.


127 posted on 11/13/2009 11:30:01 AM PST by Tulsa Ramjet ("If not now, when?" "Because it's judgment that defeats us.")
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To: maica
There is method in the Justice Dept decision, to make this a show trial, shades of the OJ trial - something for the masses to observe while the Obama Regime continues to destroy our country from within.

Exactly! There will be one excuse after another as to how these folks aren't getting a "fair" trial. The absurdity of it is mind boggling!

128 posted on 11/13/2009 11:31:15 AM PST by Neverforget01 (Never, ever, ever, ever, ever....)
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To: P-Marlowe
I could care less if this asshole gets a "fair trial"

I couldn't agree more! This is going to be a farce which will only cause more pain to the families and city hit hardest!

129 posted on 11/13/2009 11:34:01 AM PST by Neverforget01 (Never, ever, ever, ever, ever....)
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To: Logic n' Reason

>>>> I’m sure he’ll get a fair and impartial trial in NYC without the necessity of a change in venue. <<<<

YOU GOT IT.

There is no way he can get a ‘fair trial’ in NYC.

So the first defense motion will be to move the trial to another location.

But WHERE in the United States will there be a jury that would be impartial ?!?

AND THAT IS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IDIOTIC IDEA.


130 posted on 11/13/2009 11:37:48 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad
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To: kellynla

SUCH A F**KING JOKE!

Is there ANYONE outside of rabid Communists who actually thinks this guy is innocent?

Why does this guy as a non-citizen who hates this country and tries to kill its citizens get better legal protection than any of us, regardless of what we’re charged with?


131 posted on 11/13/2009 11:41:43 AM PST by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Tzimisce

“Is there ANYONE outside of rabid Communists who actually thinks this guy is innocent?”

Well, since this POS has already confessed and accepted execution, no one except those who refuse to believe his guilt ala Obama et al and the rest of the Muzzies, Commies and various and sundry other enemies of America...


132 posted on 11/13/2009 12:15:11 PM PST by kellynla (Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
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To: CedarDave

The military salutes from the brain. Civilians salute with their hearts. Obama protects his organ.

Seriously, the terrorists MUST not come to NY for a civil trial. This MUST be stopped. USA has no "civil case" against KSM. We have only war against him for his attack on us. In a civil case, his attorney has a million reasons for him NEVER to be convicted: waterboarding, no Miranda, imprisoned for years without a charge, etc. He is a war criminal and not a suspect or defendant.

We must make sure this does not stand.

133 posted on 11/13/2009 12:29:35 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: catman67; xzins; blue-duncan
How can anyone expect for him to receive a fair trial in New York?

Would you care to define "fair trial"?

Do you mean how is he going to be convicted given that the ACLU is going to manage to get every single item of evidence thrown out based on failure to give this animal his "constitutional rights"?

Who do you want to have a "fair trial", this animal or the people of the United States?

The question is how are the American people going to get a "fair trial" when this animal is given whole panoply of constitutional rights that American Citizens are entitled to?

This animal is probably going to be released on a legal technicality and Obama is going to put the blame on Bush and Cheney.

Frankly I am convinced that this is his plan.

134 posted on 11/13/2009 12:31:12 PM PST by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: P-Marlowe

They are really coming to NY? In whose custody? Isn’t there ANY way that KSM could “suicide” or “heart attack” in the near future? 10 years, and then a CIVIL trial, all paid for by us, for this murderous war criminal???


135 posted on 11/13/2009 12:41:56 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: paul revere is riding
What is wrong with this administration??

The muslim enemy within that seeks nothing but the destruction of this country. Seems pretty obvious.
136 posted on 11/13/2009 12:49:58 PM PST by Dewey Revoltnow
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To: VairyAngel

Maybe there is a Jack Ruby out there somewhere.....


137 posted on 11/13/2009 1:00:29 PM PST by GregNH ("Dc Rally from the Ground" by me http://gwgjlm.blogspot.com/2009/09/dc-rally-from-ground.html)
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To: Tzimisce
Why does this guy as a non-citizen who hates this country and tries to kill its citizens get better legal protection than any of us, regardless of what we’re charged with?

Now I'm confused. Are you talking about Hussein Obama?
138 posted on 11/13/2009 1:00:50 PM PST by Dewey Revoltnow
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To: Yaelle
They are really coming to NY? In whose custody? Isn’t there ANY way that KSM could “suicide” or “heart attack” in the near future? 10 years, and then a CIVIL trial, all paid for by us, for this murderous war criminal???

He could be Jim McDougalled.
139 posted on 11/13/2009 1:02:15 PM PST by Dewey Revoltnow
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To: catman67

“This trial will be a gold p0lated, 3 ring circus!

How can anyone expect for him to receive a fair trial in New York?”

Does`nt matter where (in this country) it`s held,,,it will be a 3-wing circus. His defenders will say “how can anyone expect for him to receive a fair trial in the U.S.?”


140 posted on 11/13/2009 1:14:03 PM PST by chessplayer
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