Americans have turned against President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder’s plan to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow 9/11 conspirators in federal court:
This Washington Post-ABC News poll was conducted by telephone February 4-8, 2010, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults including users of both conventional and cellular phones. The results from the full survey have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points. Sampling, data collection and tabulation by TNS of Horsham, Pa
Question # 34: Would you rather have suspects accused of involvement in the September 11 terrorist attacks put on trial in (the federal court system in the United States), or in (a military tribunal set up for that purpose)?
2/8/10 poll: Federal court system 39 %; Military tribunal 55 %
11/15/09 poll: Federal court system 47 %; Military tribunal 48 %