ERIC HOLDER, FACES DOWN THOSE DAMN 9/11 TERRORISTS!

It would appear that suddenly we are becoming too jittery for comfort in our own homeland, America; to the extent that we are now even dragging our feet in meting out justice to those terrorists who caused us great harm on 9/11. The reason, fear of possible reprisals from the same spineless cowards that brought down our twin towers on that fateful day. America, where art thou courage that just five caged and bounded terrorists would be causing this much concern amongst us? Who are these mother f**king terrorists to scare us away from prosecuting them where, when and how we may deem necessary? Icheoku says, these terrorists should not be allowed to influence or determine where and how our mode of justice will be meted out to them?

The president, Barack Obama, wants to close Guantanamo Bay Prison in Cuba and we must help him to succeed and to carry out his promised closure of that infamous prison. But before he could shutter the doors of Guantanamo for good, those 215 caustic inmates therein tucked away, must be relocated elsewhere to serve out their justice. This is why the trial of these terrorists is a good step and necessary to bring to fruition the president's intentions. It will decogest Guantanamo and file away into the penal systme, these terrorists as may be determined. So why not? Let the terrorists be tried in my bedroom for all I care! Icheoku therefore says, what does it matter where the terrorists are tried and why not in New York of all places, the principal victim-city of 9/11, which residents will now have a God-given opportunity to exact their somewhat long over-due revenge; it is pay back time for these terrorists and in their own coin New Yorkers will pay them! New York is the venue and no terrorist will select the prosecution venue. In Eric Holder's words, " the terrorist will not select the prosecution venue. I will select it, and I have!" Icheoku says it is the Attorney General prerogative to select a prosecution venue for these animals and he has selected New York, so New York is it, case closed and let the prosecution begin!

Our only fear is that defence attorneys might move the court for a change of venue because the suspects might not get a fair trial in New York. They might argue that because New York was hit on 9/11, hence principal victim, it will be impossible to find unbiased jurors to sit in judgment over their clients. Further, the lawyers might argue that New Yorkers are not 'jury of their peers,' of the terrorists since they are Arabs and not Americans? It is only such technicalities and legal gymnastics that might constitute the real spanner in the wheel of this effort to try these criminals in New York and not necessarily the locus! Icheoku asks, but where-else will the attorneys for these terrorists find their unbiased jurors in America, since we all were victimised by 9/11 and suffered such great loss on that day that we will make us to strangle Khalid if only we can get hold of him. Our position is that any other place on earth will definitely produce the same result as would Manhattan; except of course they want the trial moved to Kandahar, Afghanistan where the defence can impanel a jury of Taliban and A-queida, who are actually the real 'jury of their peers', to sit in judgment over their "heroic-kins?"

Otherwise what are the terrorists going to do for being tried in New York, which they will not do if their trial were anywhere else including in Guantanamo or even on planet Mars? So let us wean ourselves out of the distracting venue-question and troop out to watch and stare down on these animals who tried so hard to change our way of life on 9/11. Let us let them know that we are not afraid of them or their cronies or their terrorist acts, both past and future, if ever again. If terrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed wants to spout tirades on America, no one can really stop him, but at least the judge can order him physically muzzled and gagged or bar pressmen and their cameras from covering the proceedings? He can also try the case in complete camera with strict instruction to the parties not to talk to the press during its duration. We believe that where there is a will there is always a way and that we shall cross the bridge when we get there. Icheoku says, Attorney General Eric Holder is right when he said, "judges can control any unruly defendants" and Khalid Sheik Mohammed would have no more of a platform to express his beliefs in Manhattan than he would have had at a military trial; so the judge can declare Khalid unruly and censure him completely. Afterall the right to try him in the United States article 3 court does not encompass right to run his foul mouth at America! Attorney General Eric Holder said he is not scared of Khalid and so why should us; after-all he urged us not to be scared of the coward Khalid otherwise he would have won by instilling fear in us? Eric Holder once again, proved why he is the 'rightest' man for the job as he clarified further that "We need not cower in the face of this enemy, our institutions are strong, our infrastructure is sturdy, our resolve is firm, and our people are ready."

If as we were made to understand, some Guantanamo 9/11 terrorists prisoners are too dangerous to be released or brought to trial; and that they will continue to be imprisoned indefinitely by the government, Icheoku wonders what they did above and beyond Kahlid Sheik Mohammed, the terrorist master-mind of 9/11? May be it is a state secret awaiting future declassification?

Attorney General Eric Holder was right when he acknowledged that in war one needs more than the military to win. According to him, "we are at war, and we will use every instrument of national power -- civilian, military, law enforcement, intelligence, diplomatic and others -- to win!' But to the disagreeing congressman from Arizona, Shadegg, Icheoku says, we are Americans and we cannot run out of town just because a terrorist might kidnap our daughters or office clerks; so get over your fear-mongering so that we can get the wheel of justice rolling on these terrorist now. Congressman Shadegg of Arizona should butt out of this matter and be quiet, and let New Yorkers worry about the trial and whatever fallout it may bring forth.

Pictured here are the five terrorists to be tried in downtown Manhattan. From left to right are Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi, a Saudi, allegedly helped the hijackers with money, Western clothing, traveler's checks and credit cards. Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, also known as Ammar Al-Baluchi, who was born in Pakistan and raised in Kuwait, allegedly helped nine of the hijackers travel to the United States and sent them $120,000 for expenses and flight training. Khalid SHeik Mohammed, a Pakistani is the alleged master-mind of 9/11; Waleed bin Attash, a Yemeni known as Khallad, allegedly ran an al-Qaida training camp in Logar, Afghanistan, where two of the 19 hijackers were trained; and Ramzi Binalshibh, a Yemeni, allegedly helped find flight schools for the hijackers, helped them enter the United States and assisted with financing the operation.

Finally, if these terrorists can brave it to come to midtown Manhattan to take out our twin towers why should we, especially New Yorkers, be 'too' afraid to bring them to justice in our New York, the crime locus in quo? Why would a victim be afraid to take his pound of flesh from the criminal when opportunity avails itself as with the slated trial? In the words of one senator, "they committed murder here in the United States, and we'll seek justice here in the United States!" It will be otherwise laughable and unimaginable for us to have become too 'chic-fied' in America that ordinary terrorist in chains and leg irons are the object of our fear. Say it ain't so America! Therefore, bring these five terrorists to Manhattan and serve them the justice which they denied 3000 Americans on 9/11. Icheoku concurs with and supports the Manhattan-trial move of Attorney General Eric Holder! Give Kahlid Sheik Mohammed and his crew of 9/11 conspirators a bloody nose:- try, convict and execute them in Times Square if possible and in broad daylight; but please spare us all these whining about fear of their prosecution in New York!