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Published: Sun, 15 Nov 2009
Description: The 'Fox News Sunday' panel discusses 9/11 trials being held in NYC
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" Welcome to FOX News Sunday panel plus the Bill Kristol Mara Liasson Liz Cheney and Juan Williams and one of the joy is of this segment is that we do get to continue the conversation. The because of all those commercials were not able to continue on TV. Liz what more do you wanna say about this idea of the trials."
" Well you know I think we really need to look very closely the administration is. Fond of talking about how well we're sure they won't escape as though that is the big security concern people raised when we're talking about bringing terrorists on American soil. But escape isn't the issue that you could look back at a track record first of all you gotta worry about radicalization in US prisons. You know look at it Richard Reid the shoe bomber. Has been held at the supernatural Conrad are now since 2002. He was held under any special restrictive measures that limited we could talk to and who we could meet with complain about it is that you know what those violent my constitutional -- to -- suit in court. The Obama administration's response was to -- all right well we'll just let those measures expire. -- so they're giving people a false sense of security about their willingness frankly an inability to hold these terrorists in the situation in which they can guarantee they won't radicalize the population. There's also a long history of terrorists from inside US presence in the 1993 World Trade Center attack was planned from inside -- escapist."
" Why -- look there are I think you would agree. A number of downsides there is the possibility of this another attack on downtown that this creates in effect a red flag for terrorists. That intelligence will be late that they'll get off that is Liz says that the B radicalization and something goes on inside the presence. Is the outside. The the statement we make is that worth -- potential downsides when you could put him in a military commission and have a much greater likelihood of the conviction and have more control over them."
" Yeah it without a doubt it's worth that you believe in the constitution of the United States and the rule of law. Clearly these are people who. The Supreme Court said even if you were to hold them at Guantanamo have a right to challenge under the habeas corpus they're back they're being held up that's the Supreme Court of the United States. In addition to which what you have -- the situation with discuss this with all its like Obama administration or the Democrats who were so. Ratliff but of course it with the bush Cheney administration who allowed I think more than eighty such indictments to be brought against people who are accused of --"
" If not issue that -- is a huge difference than bush Cheney administration. Built on time -- and recognize that these are not criminals that these are enemy combatants that illegal enemy combatants in the."
" In his it. Where he wants I don't know crimes overseas tension between the enemy combatants and overwhelmingly the Obama administration is leaving -- people there or to the tribunal --"
" are there are cognizant and said that if for some reason. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is not convicted although it sounds like the attorney general has high confidence that he will be he still can be held indefinitely. --"
" The -- with the sentence if he's acquitted big. The jury or whether or not guilty and that's what nobody that he's acquitted and then the I invented the terrible outcome Marshall has -- I want that idiot I have yet."
" I think that would be a terrible outcome but the fact is. That they have made a decision to try some of these terrorists in military tribunals some of them are going to be tried in federal courts. And I think this is there are definitely risks it could be a show trial there can be all sorts of of may be technical snafus but I do think. That other terrorists have been tried successfully in criminal courts and there's no reason why he also couldn't."
" It's gonna be discussed -- circus a it's not going to do it didn't Sally how far mr. Brockman and is that the Moussaoui Scott -- to decide to become a Jihad as he heard armament of Iran I don't think it helped so what's the why take the risk in this case. He Obama himself has said. Military commissions or appropriate their constitutional want this notion that military commissions this the same day -- cauldron after some 500 people to it is the risk is. Eating extremely high risk in my youth soccer all five affect victims Arafat -- that the death penalty in the front seven cases are going to three years it'll be a circus. And for what we doing this for. Because it makes the Obama -- Eric Holder feel better than it's happening in New York where he grew up and and and that somehow indicates the rule of law military commissions syndicate who -- he's sending people to military commissions. What's the point -- think people to military commissions obviously decision that's been made here. About the value of having this trial in New York City in an American court and saying that we can't convict these people for what is a what I think holders describes the crime of the century that's a wonderful description what was the last time the century. What was left of the centers where OJ Simpson that was. For that crime of the century it's disgusting to musical -- that term line crime of the century -- surface. It's always I think you probably can't always tell you the idea -- tabloid show trials and how he thinks this is how great we have we have -- network diagram you OJ Simpson dropped. And now -- Now we're gonna have another OJ Simpson trial in New York you mistake the magnitude of the crime was committed here and what -- said about America. More thing about American values and this -- a restatement of American values in the baseline and obviously -- authority was mildly authority totally invested and they as the host of the show. Liz Cheney got the final work."
" It it is. Completely inappropriate and dangerous to keep on crime it wasn't a crime. College shake Mohammed is not a criminal he is an enemy combatants and this is a terrorist attack they declared war on America. If your enemy is waging war against you and all you're doing is issuing indictments you're gonna lose the war it is not an effective way to learn --"
" They others I knew he wouldn't let her get the last. Thank you panel. And please check in with us on FOX News Sunday dot com throughout the week -- you think of our debate. We'll see an excellent."
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