Kalid Sheikh Muhammed Trial a Political Move

By Douglas V. Gibbs

The Left is arguing that terrorists have been tried in federal court before because they don't get it. So, let me say this slowly and clearly: No enemy combatant caught in the field of battle has ever been tried in federal court, and what Holder and Obama are wanting to do with the 9/11 mastermind will set a dangerous precedent.

Also, remember, Obama and Holder have both said that Muhammed will be found guilty. The defendant's counsel can then argue that his client can't receive a fair trial, and the president and attorney general have already proclaimed it is a foregone conclusion that the defendant is guilty.

The judge could then dismiss the case, and the murderer of 3,000 Americans could walk free.

There is not sanity in the left's decision to bring the 9/11 suspects to New York for a federal trial. Therefore, it must be a political move. The purpose is something other than the conviction of the terrorists - and I believe it is the left's way of putting America, and Bush, on trial. In the long run it will backfire, and Obama's approval rating will continue to dive below 50%, and lower, as a result.

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