Some argue that this means that if the alleged “terrorists” were moved to Illinois, this passage from the constitution would apply to their situation. I would hope so, which is why I applaud moving KSM and others to Illinois. My working assumption is that KSM et al are innocent, and their accusers are guilty.

Our author says “Why would we aggrandize someone like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, as the warrior he claims to be rather than punishing him as the criminal that he probably is?” I have heard no convincing testimony that this man did anything at all connected with 9-11. Because the government will not show its cards, using national security as a pretext, and because this man was tortured, I would guess that it is absolutely impossible for this man to receive a fair trial in and by the United States. He should be ordered freed, and the government should be investigated for torturing him and trumping up a false case against him, using him and others as fall guys to cover for its own crimes. Of course if this man is really guilty, we would want to know in great and specific detail how he pulled off 9-11, how he managed to so disable this country’s defenses that in a span of two hours or so, no airforce jets were scrambled to protect this country, and why nobody was blamed for the incredible security breach this represents. On the other hand, if the armed forces and people in government were involved in perpetrating 9-11, the promotion of individuals involved in the plot, to keep them quiet, is exactly what one would expect, and promotion of individuals involved in the “failures” is exactly what happened. Of course I’m not drawing any conclusions here, just throwing this out as food for thought.