Holder defends KSM trial locale
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday defended his decision to try self-professed 9/11 ‘mastermind’ Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in a civilian court in New York City, rather than a military tribunal. In a heated exchange with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Holder speculated on whether this trial will set a precedent for how future terror suspects are treated. At one point, Graham asked whether the U.S. would have to read Osama Bin Laden his Miranda Rights if he was caught. James Cohen, a professor at Fordham Law School who is defending two Guant-namo Bay detainees says that Graham’s question made the news, but that it’s a moot point.
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