There have been rumblings for some time that the White House may overturn Attorney General, Eric Holder's decision to hold Khalid Sheikh Mohammad's terror trial in civilian court in New York.  Now it looks like that's exactly what is going to happen.

I can't argue that Mr. Holder should have actually discussed the logistics of having a trial in New York City with the locals, considering that the price tag for security was astronomical and the huge disruption in the lives of the people living there.  I think it can be fairly said that the decision to hold the trial there was a political blunder, although I still support a civilian trial.

The biggest reason I support a civilian trial is primarily because it carries an air of being legitimate, while a military trial does not.  Other reasons include, civilian courts have far more tools at their disposal, there have been hundreds of terrorists successfully convicted in civilian courts and only 1 out of 3 in military tribunals, and civilian trials allow for the possibility of the accused to plead guilty while military tribunals do not let the accused plea guilty when facing the death penalty.

Politics is what is really driving this about face, pressure from Republicans denouncing the same policies that they used during the last administration, and poll numbers indicating a lot of fear and misunderstanding surrounding this issue from Americans. 

Along with Khalid Mohammad, four others are expected to be put on trial in the military system, although whom those might be are unknown, they are all connected to the attacks on 9/11.  Let's hope that the damage done to the American Justice system because of this situation doesn't permanently damage its credibility.