From ABC News:
Yesterday, despite repeated questioning, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs refused to answer whether the Obama administration will free Ahmed Ghailani if he's found not guilty in court. The Obama administration flew the accused terrorist from Guantanamo to New York yesterday to try him for his alleged role in the 1998 embassy bombings.
“I'm not going to get into hypotheticals about how certain cases may or may not play out,” Gibbs said.
The question is important on several levels. If he will be freed, that prompts questions of national security and whether civilian courts are as appropriate as other venues for such trials. If he won't be freed despite being found not guilty that undermines the credibility of the trial.
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My Comment: The Obama administration is playing with fire. If such a terrorist is released .... the majority of the American public will vote Democrats out in the next election cycle. Democrat Senators and Congressmen are not fools .... they are fully aware of the political consequences from what is happening, and are frightful of the consequences.