AG Holder On The Hot Seat For Choosing Civilian Trials For The 9/11 Terrorists

GOP Senators, Holder Clash Over New York Trials For 9/11 Plot -- Miami Herald/McClatchy News

WASHINGTON — Republican senators confronted Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday over his decision to try the Sept. 11 terrorism suspects in civilian court.

President Barack Obama, meanwhile, expressed certainty that they'll be found guilty and executed.

Holder didn't go as far as Obama did in his testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, though the nation's top prosecutor said he was confident that justice would be delivered to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other accused plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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More News On The Upcoming 9/11 Trials In new York

Holder Defends 9/11 Trial -- Wall Street Journal
Attorney General Holder defends plan to put 9/11 suspects on trial in N.Y. -- L.A. Times
Attorney General Defends Decision to Try 9/11 Suspects in Civilian Court -- Voice of America
Holder defends decision to try accused 9/11 terrorists in New York -- CNN
Holder: 'Failure not an option' in New York 9/11 terror trial -- Christian Science Monitor

Obama suggests 9/11 suspect will get death penalty -- Reuters
Obama, Holder predict conviction in 9/11 case -- Yahoo News/AP
Obama: Professed 9/11 mastermind will be convicted -- Breitbart/AP
Obama on terror trials: KSM will die -- Politico
President: Sept. 11 mastermind will be convicted and executed -- New York Post

Graham: But What Would Happen If We Capture Osama bin Laden? -- TPM
Would U.S. Need To Read Bin Laden His Miranda Rights? -- NPR
Video shows Sen. Obama thought a military tribunal was fine for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed -- L.A. Times
Terror trials may affect midterms -- Politico

Commentaries And Opinions

KSM Trial: A Confederacy for Dunces -- Andrew Cohen, Court watch/CBS News
In N.Y. trial, a treasure trove for terror -- Jeff Jacoby, Boston.com
When the Sheikh walks -- Washington Times editorial
The Coming Jihadi Trial Disaster -- J.R. Dunn, American Thinker
Bombs And Circuses In New York -- IBD Editorial
Al Qaeda's Civil Liberties Union -- Thomas Joscelyn, Weekly Standard