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Republicans: Military Should Try 9/11 Suspects

   VOA News 13 February 2010
   Sen.  Lindsey  Graham  (R-S.C.)  speaks  during  a  news conference on
   Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to discuss the terror trials, 02 Feb
   2010

Photo: AP

   Sen.  Lindsey  Graham  (R-S.C.)  speaks  during  a  news conference on
   Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., to discuss the terror trials, 02 Feb
   2010

   U.S.  Republicans  are  calling  for  the September 11, 2001 terrorist
   attack  mastermind  and  his co-conspirators to be tried in a military
   court.
   Speaking  for  the  weekly  Republican address, Senator Lindsey Graham
   from the southern state of South Carolina called U.S. President Barack
   Obama's  decision  to prosecute the five suspects in civilian court in
   New York City a "major mistake."
   The  Obama  administration  has  faced increasing opposition from both
   Republicans  and  Democrats to prosecuting terror suspects in civilian
   court.
   The  Obama administration has not ruled out bringing the suspects back
   before a military tribunal.
   Graham  said  Saturday al-Qaida terrorists should not receive the same
   rights  as  U.S. citizens.  He said the laws of civilian justice could
   require  the  government  to release information that would compromise
   future intelligence gathering.
   He  says  military courts, which also handle trials for U.S. soldiers,
   are transparent, competent and safeguard national security.
   Graham  cited  the  1995 trial for the man behind the first attempt to
   blow  up  the  World  Trade  Center.  The senators says that case, the
   prosecution  was required to disclose all known co-conspirators, which
   included  Osama  bin Laden.  Graham says this revealed to bin Laden he
   was under surveillance.


   Some information for this report was provided by AP and Reuters.

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