Terry McDermott: Why is the U.S. unable to bring this awful terrorist to justice?

By Terry McDermott

For the Los Angeles Times

Published: Wednesday, March 14 2012 1:09 a.m. MDT

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Among the many reasons Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man who planned the Sept. 11 attacks, should be tried in an American court of law, there is this: "I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew, Daniel Pearl, in the city of Karachi, Pakistan. For those who would like to confirm, there are pictures of me on the Internet holding his head."

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The Real Maverick

Orem, UT

Cuz we're too busy invading countries like Iraq who had nothing to do with 9/11.

10:43 a.m. March 14, 2012
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procuradorfiscal

Tooele, UT

Re: "Why is the U.S. unable to bring this awful terrorist to justice?"

One simple reason -- the liberal, hate-America-first crowd that controls the Democrat Party and the Obama regime derives a sybaritic pleasure from American More..

12:23 p.m. March 15, 2012
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Esquire

Springville, UT

Part of the problem is politics. The GOP would be stirring controversy no matter what the process was.

7:46 a.m. March 14, 2012
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