According to the Washington Post, U.S. President Barack Obama is making a u-turn, regarding civilian trials for terrorists in American courts that are used by everyday citizens.
The report states, the President is going against the position of his Attorney General, Eric Holder, opting for trial by military tribunal on U.S. shores, which as the Judiciary Report stated a month ago, is appropriate.
Rights groups warn Obama on 9/11 trial U-turn
WASHINGTON — Human rights advocates voiced dismay Friday at signals President Barack Obama is considering a military tribunal for the September 11 plotters, backtracking on a plan for a civilian trial.
The U-turn would reportedly be part of a compromise with Congress in hopes that Republicans would agree to help Obama on another key goal -- closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his four accused co-plotters are detained in Guantanamo Bay awaiting trial for the 2001 attacks that killed almost 3,000 people, most in New York.
The Washington Post said Obama aides were set to recommend a military tribunal and rescind plans to try the men in a civilian court in New York, just steps from where the World Trade Center once stood...
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