'I have every confidence that the nation and the world will see him for the coward that he is,' Mr. Holder, speaking to the Senate Judiciary Committee, said of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed."
The notion that trying these men in civilian court and according them all the constitutional protections of American citizens will help us curry favor with foreign elites is an ongoing theme of Mr. Obama, Mr. Holder and other supporters of the plan.
But there are other concerns that this administration has apparently failed to consider, not the least of which is the high-profile forum the president seems intent on providing these foreign mass murderers.
If this is some sort of showcase for the American judicial system, what happens when attorneys for the terrorists seek to get the charges tossed on technical grounds? These men have been detained at Guantanamo Bay for as many as seven years. Were they read their Miranda rights? What about their Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? How about their Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment?
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