re: #416 Olsonist

This is a nontroversy stirred up by the Reps. They (you) could just try the guy and get it over with. But for political reasons you don’t want to do that. So y’all stir it up with the typical fear mongering.

New York City was good enough for Ramzi Yousef and Omar Abdel Rahman.

It’s not just political reasons, as I’ve said repeatedly. There are major security issues with this trial (which is of a bigger fish than any we’ve tried here-to-fore), and holding it in New York would be disruptive to traffic and commerce. Moreover, I think giving KSM and Co a civilian trial at all is a mistake. I favor a military tribunal at Gitmo.