Investors.com - The War On Terror On Trial: "Justice: Attorney General Holder's testimony on Wednesday provided no credible rationale for sending the 9/11 conspirators into the civilian federal court system. This is 100% politics.
Steam was pouring out of Eric Holder's ears after Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., quoted from former federal prosecutor Andrew McCarthy's National Review article this week. McCarthy described Holder as 'a lawyer whose firm is among those responsible for the litigation-driven delay that became a lawfare triumph for al-Qaida.'
And he pointed out that once the administration Holder serves took over, 'Obama shut down the (military) commission despite the jihadists' efforts to conclude it by pleading guilty ... so that we can instead endure an incredibly expensive and burdensome civilian trial that will take years to complete.'
While he was at it, Kyl pulverized Holder's contention that civilian courts would make conviction easier.
'How could you be more likely to get a conviction in federal court, when Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has already asked to plead guilty before a military commission and be executed?' Kyl asked, eliciting a round of applause for himself in the hearing room."
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