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The Case for Military Tribunals

The Case for Military Tribunals

If the trial of '20th hijacker' Zacarias Moussaoui taught us anything, KSM should not be tried in civilian court.

4:55 PM, Feb 1, 2010 • By VICTORIA TOENSING

Changing the Zip Code of the trial of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other terrorists from New York City to Somewhere, U.S.A. does not solve the problems a civilian trial raised in the first place.  The decision does provide some justice because hundreds of millions of dollars in security costs will not be borne by the city that was the major victim of this terrorist quintet.  But security and other issues do not disappear with new geography; they just move to the next location. 

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McConnell: Who Gave the Christmas Day Bomber the Right to Remain Silent?

Obama's top counterterrorism adviser won't say who decided to Mirandize Abdulmutallab.

11:55 AM, Jan 21, 2010 • By STEPHEN F. HAYES

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pressing the Obama administration on questions about the handling of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Christmas Day bomber, and makes some news in the process.  McConnell notes that several top national security officials offered disturbing testimony yesterday on Capitol Hill about the decisionmaking process on Abdulmutallab -- or why there wasn't one.  This leads McConnell to seek answers to "several troubling questions."

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Palin: It’s War, not a Crime Spree

3:49 PM, Jan 5, 2010 • By MICHAEL GOLDFARB

 A strong statement from the People's Governor:

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