Eric Holder Lashes Out At Congress Over Decision To Try KSM In Military Tribunal
WASHINGTON — After announcing it would try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged conspirators by military commission rather than in a civilian trial, the Obama administration quickly scapegoated Congress to explain the decision. The policy reversal — according to administration officials — was due to congressional meddling in executive affairs and â??needlessâ? drumming up of controversy. Lawmakers had not only forced the Department of Justiceâ??s hand, they had compromised the nationâ??s counter-terrorism efforts as well.
â??The reality is, I know this case in ways that members of Congress do not,â? Attorney General Eric Holder said in a press conference Monday, his voice touched with anger. â??I have looked at the files. I have spoken to the prosecutors. I know the tactical concerns that have to go into this decision. So do I know better than them? Yes.â?
Moments earlier, Holder had announced that his department was scrapping its November 2009 decision to hold Mohammedâ??s high-profile trial just blocks from the World Trade Center. Instead, they were moving the venue to Guantanamo Bay.
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