Khalid Sheikh Mohammed trial still on hold

By William Chamberlin
The Guardsman

Terrorism struck New York City again as the trial for alleged 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was postponed indefinitely due to the fear residents have for holding the trial in Manhattan. The White House called off the trial, which was to be held in lower Manhattan, due to picketing protests as well as many voiced concerns from New York City all the way to Washington D.C.

Further hurdles played a role in the postponement of the trail. The Democratic party is split on whether Mohammed should be held accountable in civil courts, as the Obama administration suggested, while other Democrats are pushing for a military tribunal, Politico.com reported on Feb. 11. A benefit of the civil court approach would be to show the world that the U.S. Justice system is strong.

A trial of this magnitude is going to draw the world’s attention to the city. The World Trade Center crashed to the ground that September morning and all the death, terror and confusion that poured out of New York was caused by men who specifically planned it. Those men need to be tried at ground zero. This needs to be finished where it started.

The fear that exists behind the trial should be counteracted by the fact that there is no better place to try the criminals except at the scene of the crime. With that being said, good luck trying to find impartial jurors for a civil trial.

There needs to be a direct confrontation to this monstrosity of terror. Alcohol needs to be poured on this open wound, the U.S. needs to clean it out and deal with this problem.

In perhaps the most powerful city in the world and concerning the most horrific act of unprecedented hatred since Hitler, action needs to be swift and direct.

U.S. and Pakistani officers captured Mohammed in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on March 1, 2003. Since then he has been detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba’s U.S. Naval Station. Globalsecurity.org reports that Mohammed proposed the 9/11 terrorism plans to Osama Bin Laden in 1996, and Bin Laden approved by 1999.

Then again, maybe there is an argument to letting the orchestrators of this insurrection kick back and relax in jail and be hailed as heroes among fellow haters of the U.S. Maybe there is a reason for postponing the trial for another year or so, letting all the democrats agree where they want it and finding a town that wants to host the trial far away from the disaster zone and directly affected families.

We should interview Mohammed and ask him where he’d like to be tried, what type of trial he’d prefer and who he’d like to invite. Maybe Superman’s Fortress of Solitude is available to lease.
The issue is that the opposing political parties are so divided on the approach in dealing with this trial that we, as a country, are going nowhere fast. Even within parties there are disagreements. There is a stubborn stupidity in the air. The resulting effect of this behavior: no trial for the alleged mastermind of 9/11. That is definitely a result where everyone wins.

The democrats can blame the republicans, the republicans can blame the president, the terrorists can get caught up on their sleep, do a few push ups and maybe even read a few good books. Everyone gets to relax, no work is getting done, but, hey, according to the Mayans we only have 2 years left, so maybe we’ll never have to deal with Mohammed.