Obama begins to fix the disconnect & listen to America: Administration Considers Moving Site of 9/11 Trial
From The New York Times:
Facing mounting pressure from New York politicians concerned about costs and security, the Obama administration on Thursday began considering moving the trial of the chief organizer of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks out of Manhattan, administration officials said.
A decision to move the Sept. 11 trial from Manhattan would be a retreat by the administration from its calculated choice in November to bring the defendants to a courthouse just blocks from where the World Trade Center stood.
Mr. Obama restated his support for a civilian trial, which supporters say would have more legitimacy than a military tribunal.
Facing mounting pressure from New York politicians concerned about costs and security, the Obama administration on Thursday began considering moving the trial of the chief organizer of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks out of Manhattan, administration officials said.
A decision to move the Sept. 11 trial from Manhattan would be a retreat by the administration from its calculated choice in November to bring the defendants to a courthouse just blocks from where the World Trade Center stood.
Mr. Obama restated his support for a civilian trial, which supporters say would have more legitimacy than a military tribunal.
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