Unnecessary Risk?

" Idea -- former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani. He's not the only one angry at the White House for deciding to bring Khaled Shaikh Mohammed and four other accused terrorists to court. Just steps away from ground zero mind -- the families of the victims of 9/11 attacks are also outraged."

" Hamilton Peterson lost his father and stepmother that day and they were killed on flight 93 he's also a member of keep America safe and Hamilton joins us now to talk more about this good morning to Hamilton. Good morning Dave good morning Clayton. What was your reaction when you heard vis vis the -- 9/11 terrorist for going to be brought to trial in the United States in New York City. Well yesterday's announcement came on Friday the thirteenth so certainly it's."

" Insistent. I'd like to save your viewers that I don't think any of us had any question. When the second plane hit the World Trade Center that we were under attack. We dispatched the US military to Afghanistan. The Supreme Court has ratified. Our detention. Of these war criminals. And now we're fixing something that isn't broke. Just to share the true history here fact. The Supreme Court. Wrote the decision providing guidance to our congress. Congress with the department of justice and the military commissions. Crafted a carefully reasoned law. We were honorably and successfully prosecuting. These war criminals I stood December 8 of this past year in a courtroom at Guantanamo. I heard Khalid Sheikh Mohammed bragged. Laugh then acknowledged his desire to plead guilty. I don't understand why now we are endangering the residents of New York. We are endangering the financial capital of our country. And we're spending millions of dollars that could go to other. Investigative surveillance type scenarios to protect Americans."

" Mr. Peterson I can't imagine what it would be like to be in your shoes let me just ask you though if the alternative to this criminal trial here in New York. Is permanent incarceration down in Guantanamo Bay or some other military facility. Is there any sense at all of relief that there is. A pending trial the justice could be on the way and that potentially. KSM could be executed sooner than later is there any sense of relief."

" There's no sense of relief success. Was snaps from the family's on December rates we knew that these people were prepared to plea at that time. What we're doing now is providing a platform a venue. For Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to recruit more homegrown Fort Hood type. Attacks. Were providing an al-Qaeda recruiting machine. These people at every juncture on the Internet in person in front of famine survivors. Repeatedly have acknowledged their guilt. There's it's no trial feet to find them guilty. The problem is we have longstanding. Military tribunals that go back to Nuremburg that are fair. They -- people just as the military tribunal is done at Guantanamo Bay. And now. We are putting ourselves in harm's way the final point I'd like to make about this. Former federal prosecutors the actual former judge who presided over the -- trial for the first World Trade Center bombing attack. He has himself said that this is -- horrendous decision. Putting us in harm's way. So board meeting national security. For what is going to become an OJS three ring circus now."

" We are used to -- it. Did not interrupt you have -- have been he would talk OK and you -- we were used to -- trials in this country commissioner Ray Kelly police commissioner here in New York City series with the finest police force in the world. He's confident this will not turn into some problem here in New York City but I'm glad you brought up Nuremberg because it's an interesting point about history. Winston Churchill specifically wanted. Now those trials of the Nazi Nazi leaders to take place in Nuremburg where the Nazi party was bread that's where it started that's also. Where -- most of the Holocaust the ideas of the Holocaust were hatched. So that argument holding forth bringing those terrorists back to New York City at the shadow of the place if they perpetrated one of the greatest terrorist attacks in United States history. He isn't doesn't that -- some comfort the families who dealt with that in some way to see them here -- have to face the music so to speak."

" Respectfully and I have to say not at all I had a tour of an amazingly. High tech. Secure courthouse keep in mind that America for the quote eight year delay was building a courthouse specifically for these defendants and other combatants. Keep in mind that packed court house is ready and raring to go. Why would we abandon that. Go to New York City put people in harm's way. The former federal judge who presided at the six trial himself has written extensively. That this is a gross error in judgment. I think it's an insult to the military who have worked hard. To build a fair and objective system in the military tribunals. --"

" Peterson we we appreciate you being here we can't imagine what this is like for you this will be difficult times certainly for -- and other families. Thank you very much for being here how one."