Saturday, January 30, 2010
White House reconsidering venue for terror trials
From Eyewitness News:
The White House appears to be changing course on two major decisions regarding September 11th.
First, sources say the Obama administration has asked the Justice Department to consider other places to try the 9/11 terror suspects after a wave of opposition to holding the trial in lower Manhattan.
The Daily News reported that the action came hours after Mayor Bloomberg called Attorney General Eric Holder to say he would "prefer that they did it elsewhere."
Officials have told Eyewitness News and ABC News that the White House has asked the Justice Department to make contingency plans for criminal trial venues for the accused 9/11 terrorist defendants in case Congress and/or New York prevent the trials from taking place in Manhattan.
Officials said the apparent action by the White House does not mean the trials will be moved from federal court in Lower Manhattan, but they're now at least looking at other venues.
The Mayor of Newburgh, NY has offered to take the burden off the City. And Rep. Pete King of Long Island has introduced a bill to stop the terror trials from happening here.
16 comments:
the ideal location that will save our Nation's taxpayers the greatest amount of money,which we do not have, is GITMO.THEY SHOULD STILL FIRE THE INCOMPETENT ERIC HOLDER.
Mark Simone says it'll probably be...Guantanamo, where hey actually have a secure facility for these kind of trials.
www.forgotten-ny.com
Gitmo serves a purpose keep the suspects offshore and run trials there - nothing was broken until Obama wanted push for fairness, dignity and comfort for the terrorists. Give them bail so that they can eat at the 4 seasons and sleep at the St Regis, no?
Anonymous said...
the ideal location that will save our Nation's taxpayers the greatest amount of money,which we do not have, is GITMO.THEY SHOULD STILL FIRE THE INCOMPETENT ERIC HOLDER.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
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Didn't Bush and Cheney have about five or six years to do that?
And Bill Clinton had the same opportunity to do that when he was Deputy Attorney General and helped pardon Marc Rich.
The real reason to keep them off shore is that soon as they touch American soil they gain access to due process.
Why give these perps who were captured in Afghanistan or Somalia the same rights as American citizens. You don't prosecute an enemy combatant in court, he goes to a POW camp for the duration of hostilities. You don't try an non-uniformed enemy combatant in court, you shoot them as spies or terrorists.
of course Bloomberg tried to get $1 billion dollars and when the white house didn't cough up the money, Bloombturd decided it was NO LONGER an appropriate venue. Bloomberg loves to get his grubby hands on money. It is never enough for him.
What so matters is not the venue of the trial but the venue of the (hopeful) execution.
See justice once being served:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
File:Lincoln_conspirators_execution2.jpg
That venue, with full media coverage: The Pit at Ground Zero
was crazy to even consider bringing them here! one mile so they can celebrate some more.. they admitted to destroying the twin towers,i say bring them out to the field, while saying an eye for an eye, give them the sign of the cross and shot the bastards..
As long as they are found guilty and thrown in jail with the rest of the low lifes. No special wings or separate areas, they will live out their miserable little life as some gang bangers bitch.
let them go to jail and our tax dollars provide them with room and food, i don't think so.. shoot them out in the field, where they're at now.. they claim to be the ones who took down the towers, give them their last rights with the sign of the christian cross and goodbye!
Well, this is what the Constitution says:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district where in the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the Assistance of Counsel for his defence. - Amendment VI (Emphasis added.)
Beyond that I'd say we've earned, throught the blood of our neighbors, the right to try and judge these bastards and it would make me sick if they were brought to justice in Newburgh or Peoria. ALSO - and this is a big deal - Federal prosecutors in New York have already tried a number of terrorism cases and have invaluable experience in running such trials, which is reason enough to have the trial here. If it's going to be THAT disruptive to Lower Manhattan, then move it to Governors Island and when it's all done put up a monument to Justice.
ANONYMOUS: Give them bail so that they can eat at the 4 seasons and sleep at the St Regis, no?
Something tells me that bail will be denied.
What was done on 9/11 was an act of war, and should be judged by a military tribunal. This is NOT something to be judged as a criminal case. This is the mistake Clinton made with the first attempt on the WTC, and especially with the political assassination of Meir Kahane on U.S. territory.
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