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Washington Post: White House to Assume Greater Role in Debate About Where to Prosecute Khalid Sheik Mohammed.
President Obama is planning to insert himself into the debate about where to try the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, three administration officials said Thursday, signaling a recognition that the administration had mishandled the process and triggered a political backlash.
Obama initially had asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to choose the site of the trial in an effort to maintain an independent Justice Department. But the White House has been taken aback by the intense criticism from political opponents and local officials of Holder's decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian courtroom in New York.
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More News On The Upcoming 9/11 Terrorism Trials
Obama will help select location of Khalid Sheik Mohammed terrorism trial -- Washington Post
Obama to Have Input on New Location for Khalid Sheik Mohammed Trial -- Politics Daily
Holder interview fuels doubts over September 11 trial -- AFP
Obama administration weighs choices for prosecuting 9/11 mastermind -- L.A. Times
US weighing possibility of Sept. 11 trial in military instead of civilian court -- Canadian Press
9/11 Trials Might Not Even Be in Civilian Courts Anymore -- New York Magazine
Democrats divided over trial for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed -- Politico
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I would seem that our president yields to waves of criticism and rather than standing firm on a position modifies what has previously
said. This is not a good trait in a leader. An opponent quickly figuring this outwill make demands, noise, and assume the other side will yield. President Obama and his staff followed the precedent of Pres. Bush and that president had public trials, with sentences that took care of the guilty and long sentences.
I don't care if the trial is a military or a public one, but I do begin to worry about the process used to determine which method to employ.
The GOP has been very critical of the Obama choice, and yet the shoe bomber (Reid) was convicted at a public trial and the Republicans had no objections to that venue.
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