So what did we successfully get a conviction on for the Obama Administration's first attempt at putting terror detainees on trial in civilian court? One count of conspiracy to destroy government buildings which he may get 20 years for. Sort of takes your breath away, doesn't it? Well it makes me mad as hell!
But wait, there's more infuriating details. The trial apparently was plagued by technicalities...of course, imagine that?! The prosecution's star witness was not allowed to testify, the judge felt that because the witness was identified while the defendant was held at a CIA facility later determined to be using "questionable" interrogation methods, we will just throw out that key witness altogether. Oh come on, any skilled sleeze ball of a defense lawyer for these guys is going to be able to exploit the abiguity of international covert investigations, interrogation techniques, etc. to derail these proceedings. Put these pricks back in military courts where justice might actually be served and swift, harsh punishments can be delt! The world is not marveling at our civilized handling of these mass murdering assholes, they're laughing at how we let them kill our people and then exploit our civilian justice system to get posh treatment. Next up is none other than self-professed September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed. Oh! Oh! Maybe, just maybe with Eric Holder and his boys at the wheel, we can get a trafic infraction conviction on this jackass if we're lucky!
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