" Circus In Town!"

Have any of you seen the movie called "Inherit the Wind"? It was based on the Scopes "monkey trial ", where a high school teacher was prosecuted for teaching evolution in a small town. Spencer Tracey played the defense attorney, Fredrick March played the prosecutor. The acting was superb, and the plot was riveting. The cinematography was stellar, it really captured the moment when a small town was turned into a circus when it was put in America's spotlight. The small town population changed from local chit-chat to a forum on what was acceptable for the minds of American children. The atmosphere of the town was almost like a carnival had come to town, visitors from cities all across the country, press from most of the major markets, and radio stations set up temporary broadcast facilities invaded this small rural hamlet. The trial was broadcast over the radio, back then it was equivalent to a satellite broadcast to the world, the press had a private section of the courtroom filled with telephones and a wireless transmitter, and the general public jammed the room to overflowing. Back then it was the trial of the century, and the "side-show of the century", it was the media event that captured the imagination of America. It was almost as if the issue was lost because of the magnitude of the event. We are about to have our court system put under the laser lite of the world press as the 911 terrorists will soon be put on trial. Attorney-General Holder has tentatively chosen New York City for the trial. This choice has been criticized from a large segment of New York's populous including Mayor Bloomberg. The projected cost is over a billion dollars, the security is monumental, and the poor taste of having this take place in New York is ridiculous. Most people don't know what Eric Holder is thinking. New York is a favorite target for terrorists, it has a huge population, and is enough of a circus on it's own without added stress to it's police and security forces. The press will be hanging on every word of this trial, giving the terrorists a forum for their twisted philosophy of hatred and poison, and dredging up horrible memories for the people of New York. Setting aside the fact that this trial should have been before a military tribunal, what does the Obama administration hope to gain by giving terrorists the same rights as American citizens? These people are war criminals, not purse snatchers. Acts of war against a peaceful civilian population should be dealt with in a manner that matches the gravity of the crimes. I realize that there will be great interest in the outcome of this trial, but by making it into a media event only emboldens our enemies. It is now rumored that there are second thoughts about having this trial in New York, I only hope this is true. Terrorists are war criminals and should be treated that way, perhaps if we did that they would think a little more before they acted. A military trial and a firing squad is the proper procedure, not Miranda Rights and a free lawyer. We don't need another "circus in town" Mr. President; we need to send a message. In the future I can only hope Mr. Obama comes to the realization that this is a real war, not the acts of a few fanatics. Americans deserve "constitutional rights" not traitors or terrorists!!