Nov 5th, 2009 - MiamiHerald
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WASHINGTON -- After an emotional debate over how to keep Americans safe, the Senate Thursday narrowly defeated an effort to prevent civilian trials in U.S. courts for the accused planners of the 9/11 attacks.
The Senate's 54-45 vote to reject the measure by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., opens the door for President Barack Obama to bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, to trial in federal courts, rather than the military commissions Graham helped create.
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8:25Keeping 9/11 Plotters Out of the U.S.
The question is not whether we can try terrorists in civilian court but should we? The answer is perfectly clear: the right forum for bringing war criminals to justice is in Military Commissions at the secure facility we already have at Guantanamo, not in civilian courts in US communities
6:28Mark Levin Dissects Holder Testimony on 9/11 Conspirators Trial
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