NO TERROR TRIALS IN CONNECTICUT
It is now being reported that the terror trials of Khalid Sheik Mohammed and other 9/11 conspirators could be moved to New Haven. This cannot happen.
I strongly oppose holding the 9/11 terror trials in New Haven. This is not only a potentially grave security threat that puts our state at risk, but it will also cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
If we hold terror trials in Connecticut, it will provide a public stage in our state for Khalid Sheik Mohammed to denigrate the United States and justify the 9/11 attacks. The only acceptable venue is a military tribunal, where we can protect sensitive national security secrets and silence the deadly rhetoric of mass murderers.
Now that these civilian terror trials pose a direct threat to our state, we can hope that Attorney General Blumenthal will finally take a stand against them.