Debra Burlingame discussed the nearing decision on where and how to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his fellow self-confessed 9/11 attack conspirators with WOR talk radio host Steve Malzberg. Why did it take a year for President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder to decide? Why did they delay the announcement until after the midterm elections?
As Steve noted, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo also waited until after the midterms before telling voters of his opposition to the trials being held in New York.
Yesterday, the Wall Street Street Journal reported:
Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday a decision is near on where to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other confessed plotters of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks. A key New York lawmaker flatly ruled out Mr. Holder’s earlier choice of federal court in New York City as a venue, and officials say the most likely outcome is a military commission trial at Guantanamo Bay, where the accused men are now held.
That may explain why Human Rights Watch has launched a taxicab video campaign:
The “man-on-the-street” style video, filmed around parts of Lower Manhattan, features more than a dozen anonymous city residents, from formally dressed bankers to street vendors, who speak directly to the camera, declaring, “I’m a New Yorker.” The speakers proclaim their support for the trials to be held in the city: “Here, here, because the crime was committed here,” one says. The advertisement ends by urging viewers to “stand up for 9/11 trials in New York” and suggesting a visit to the group’s Facebook page.
Gridlock, high security, and enemy propaganda would happen here, in lower Manhattan, at the same time the National September 11 Memorial and Museum was opening, if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is brought to trial six blocks from the World Trade Center, as Debra Burlingame explained on Fox News with Megyn Kelly:
Obviously, Human Rights Watch has no regard for the safety, livelihoods, and opinions of New York City residents and Americans in general.
We will soon learn whether President Barack Obama shares their indifference.
