What happens if KSM (and his co-defendants) “do not get convicted,†asked Senate Judiciary Committee member Herb Kohl. “Failure is not an option,†replied Holder. Not an option? Doesn’t the presumption of innocence, er, presume that prosecutorial failure — acquittal, hung jury — is an option? By undermining that presumption, Holder is undermining the fairness of the trial, the demonstration of which is the alleged rationale for putting on this show in the first place.
The Folly of KSM’s Civilian Trial
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