Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to be tried in NYC for 9/11 attacks!

[Strix]

I wonder where he'll get to live during his probation after he's done his time.

Probation? He'll probably get time served. 

[derspiess]

Yeah, I wonder how things got botched enough so that a military tribunal wasn't able to be used. I think the errors and miscues there are the fault of the Bush admin. And I do fear this may turn into an odd show trial, to liven the hearts and minds of extremists types everywhere.

I wouldn't be so pessimsitic - this may be a deliberate decision that the evidence is so strong there is nothing to lose by using a regular court.  As derspiess suggests, there is good reason to believe the federal criminal system is more than capable of dealing with a case like this.

Okay that was pretty good.   But seriously, I'm sure if convicted, KSM will end up as isolated & neutralized as the other dude. 

[grumbler]

I wonder where he'll get to live during his probation after he's done his time.

Probation? He'll probably get time served. 

I laugh, but plan to weep.

[Barrister]

I wonder where he'll get to live during his probation after he's done his time.

Probation? He'll probably get time served. 

While that could argueable be true in Canada, but in the US?

[grumbler]

While that could argueable be true in Canada, but in the US?

In the US, the concept of "time served" exists.  Did you, a lawyer, not know this?

[Faeelin]

Can someone tell me why people are angry they're going to get a civilian trial?

So a judge who isn't in the military hears their case before they're convicted. What's the difference?

[The Brain]

We still remember OJ. I'd say he has a 50-50 chance to walk.

[CountDeMoney]

Can someone tell me why people are angry they're going to get a civilian trial?

Because so much of the evidence might be considered tainted, perhaps?

Confessions and subsequent evidence as a result of 183 waterboardings have a tendency to fall under that whole Fourth Amendment thing.

[The Minsky Moment]

We still remember OJ. I'd say he has a 50-50 chance to walk.

Federal court in SDNY != SoCal state court.

[The Minsky Moment]

Can someone tell me why people are angry they're going to get a civilian trial?

Because so much of the evidence might be considered tainted, perhaps?

Is it possible that the AG has considered this fact and concluded that there is still more than enough non-tainted evidence to proceed?

[CountDeMoney]

Can someone tell me why people are angry they're going to get a civilian trial?

Because so much of the evidence might be considered tainted, perhaps?

Is it possible that the AG has considered this fact and concluded that there is still more than enough non-tainted evidence to proceed?

They say they do, but I dunno.  The Fourth Amendment is a pretty powerful defense.

[PDH]

This was the shaggy guy, right? He was gross, hang him.

[derspiess]

Can someone tell me why people are angry they're going to get a civilian trial?

Because so much of the evidence might be considered tainted, perhaps?

Is it possible that the AG has considered this fact and concluded that there is still more than enough non-tainted evidence to proceed?

Or maybe Holder plans to bring in the black panthers to intimidate the jury into giving the verdict he wants (whichever one that is).