WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-North Carolina) issued the following statement in response to the Administration’s announcement that Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his 9/11 co-conspirators will be tried in a civilian Federal court in New York.“I am disappointed to learn of the President’s decision to bring Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four of his co-defendants to New York to be tried in federal court. These are some of the most dangerous terrorists in the world; I find it shocking that the Administration would choose to bring the self-proclaimed mastermind of the September 11 attacks to our shores.“Military Commissions were designed in a bipartisan effort specifically to provide terrorists a fair trial in a secure facility – without bringing them to our neighborhoods – and without undermining national security with exposure of sensitive information in civilian courts. Release of that information, including the possible disclosure of the sources and methods used to gather intelligence, puts American lives – civilian and military – at risk.”
The first duty of the President is to protect the country. Terrorists do not deserve the rights afforded common criminals by the Constitution. Obama is going out of his way to coddle terrorists in some misbegotten appeal to the far left in this country who seem to believe that America deserved to suffer the 9/11 attacks. The civilian protocols for discovery (including government anti-terrorist activities) will undermine national security. The deference shown these 9/11 attackers will give encouragement to terrorists around the world who wish to harm the United States.
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