Don’t make a martyr of Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammeds promises to be the trial of the century. Three thousand victims of a single conspiracy equals the death toll of the entire Troubles. The scene-set recalls an earlier age in Britain when justice seemed less complicated. In the same manner encountered over the release of al-Megrahi, Americans take a more robust view of justice and terrorism. From the president downwards, vengeance and punishment are unapologetically referred to as justice. And lest there be any doubt, the Attorney …