There have been many reasons given pro and con for having or not having the terrorist trials in NYC. For me there is one overriding concept. The atackers on 9/11 sucessfully deafeated our defenses for one day. We should give no indication that they have even begun to defeat us as a people.
We have aready compromised that principle. Out of fear and in great haste we passed the 'Patriot act compromising our own civil rights, hardly those of our enemies. We have launched two wars and tortured prisoners in the name of national security. We have kept our prisoners in a facility in Cuba for the very purpose of denying them trials. We have ceased to act like Americans.
By having the trial in NYC, we are sending the message to our enemies and to ourselves, that if we are attacked we will drag the perpetrators back here where they did the damage and hold them accountable, here.
It is time to stop showing our fear. Show our enemies and their sypathizers they have not weakened us.
Melvyn Polatchek
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