A photo of the World Trade Center towers hangs on the fence atground zero in New York. Photo from CNN.
9/11 Accused Khalid Sheikh Mohammed To Be Tried In New York Court -- The Guardian
The Obama administration today ordered that the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four others be transferred from Guantánamo Bay to New York to stand trial.
The US attorney general, Eric Holder, told a press conference in Washington he would be seeking the death penalty.
The decision immediately raised fears among some that the trial, to be held about 10 blocks from the site of the Twin Towers, could make New York a renewed target for terrorist attack.
The emotive decision to hold the trial so close to Ground Zero presents a host of legal and political consequences.
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More News, Reactions, And Analysis On The Upcoming 9/11 Trials
9/11 suspects to be tried in New York -- Yahoo News/Reuters
9/11 plotters face death penalty in trial near 'Ground Zero' -- AFP
Sept. 11 suspects face battles in NY prosecution -- Reuters
Five alleged 9/11 plotters to be tried in civilian court in New York -- L.A. Times
Death penalty sought over 9/11 -- BBC
Death penalty sought in September 11 trial -- Financial Times
Who are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other accused terrorists? -- Christian Science Monitor
Holder vows that Gitmo defendants will not be released in the U.S. -- The Hill
New York, Court Brace for Logistical Hurdles -- Wall Street Journal
REACTIONS
New Yorkers worry about trial for 9/11 mastermind -- AP
New Yorkers Express Mixed Reaction to 9/11 Terror Trials -- Voice of America
Obama decision to try 9/11 defendants already drawing fire -- USA Today
New York 9/11 trial ignites row -- BBC
9/11 victims' relatives react to news of Manhattan trial -- Newsday
Politicians rip decision on terrorism trials -- CNN
Lieberman: Bringing terror suspects to U.S. for trial 'inconceivable' -- The Hill
OPINIONS AND ANALYSIS
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed 9/11 trial carries risks -- Christian Science Monitor
Prosecuting Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Much Harder Than You Think -- Time Magazine
War Criminals or Common Thugs? Critics Question Obama's Recognition of Terror -- FOX News
A victory for the rule of law -- Foreign Policy
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: Terror Trials in the Big Apple -- John M. O'Hara, Big Government
What will happen at KSM's trial? -- Passport/Foreign Policy
America is on trial as much as Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- Alan Dershowitz, Globe And Mail
KSM Hits Manhattan—Again -- Wall Street Journal
Obama's Show Trials -- James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
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