The American Spectator : The Spectacle Blog : Knowing What They Have to Say

Text Size

Knowing What They Have to Say

By Robert P. Kirchhoefer on 11.23.09 @ 12:06PM

The five men facing trial in the Sept. 11 attacks will plead not guilty so that they can air their criticisms of U.S. foreign policy, the lawyer for one of the defendants said Sunday. Scott Fenstermaker, the lawyer for accused terrorist Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, said the men would not deny their role in the 2001 attacks but "would explain what happened and why they did it."

The terrorists won't be put on trial, they're already pleading guilty. In their minds, their trial is over. In their minds, it is now time for them to put the American system on trial. The 9/11 co-conspirators are going to explain to the rest of the world, why they felt justified in crashing four jumbo-jets into the heart of America.

This is going to get ugly.

Regarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Attorney General Holder states that "the world will see him for the coward that he is." That's a curious choice of words: "coward." Several months ago, Mr. Holder said that America is a "nation of cowards." I haven't forgotten that.

Holder went on to say "I'm not scared of what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say at trial -- and no one else needs to be, either."

I'm not scared of what he has to say. I know what he has to say. I just don't think we need to provide him with a platform to speak his misanthropic views with impunity courtesy of the United States Constitution.

I wonder how many Major Nidal Hasan's are out there, eagerly awaiting to hear what Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has to say from the stand, in the center of America's 9/11 wound? I'm sure they're not afraid of what he has to say, either.

View all comments (3) | Leave a comment

Alan Brooks| 11.23.09 @ 1:20PM

Khalid Sheik Mohammed
had a very angry head
and if you ever saw it,
you might even think you'll be dead.

Then one foggy September 11th
Osama came to say
Khalid with your rocket so bright
wont you bomb Tel Aviv tonight.

Then how the terrorists loved him,
as they shouted out with glee,
Khalid Sheik Mohammed,
You're a grand monster, certainly.

JP| 11.23.09 @ 1:23PM

I hope there are a few honorable judges on the federal bench in NYC. Perhaps one of them will be picked to try the case. And during the opening session he will dismiss the case and order KSM and the others returned to Gitmo.

Holder is making a mockery of due process, not to mention our entire legal system.

Barring that, the judge could order a change of venue, or make life miserable for the prosecutors. How can a judge, who sworn to defend our Constitution allow a show trial in his courtroom? Is there a more sublte message President Obama is sending out to our nation? Does transformation include our civil rights?