Holder Raises Question On Sept. 11 Death Penalty -- USA Today/AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder says there's a real question about whether a terrorist suspect such as self-professed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed can face the death penalty if he were to plead guilty before a military commission.
Holder proposed last year trying Mohammed and four alleged accomplices in civilian courts in New York City. But that idea generated so much controversy that it's all but been abandoned.
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My Comment: The US military has the death penalty on its books for U.S. service men .... why not for terrorists? It seems that the Attorney General is not up to date on the law.
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