Holder “Reluctantly” Sends KSM to Military Commissions

Cully Stimson / April 04, 2011

Bowing to political realities, the Obama administration reversed itself and announced that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM), the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, would be tried at Guantanamo in a military commission, instead of in a federal court in the United States.  The decision comes as the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks is months away, and on the eve of a House Judiciary hearing on military commissions and the 9/11 case.  The victims of 9/11 deserve justice, and it was high time for the administration to make a decision.

The administration deserves credit for making this decision, however late in coming. (more…)