20th Hijacker Trial: Zombie Nation

William F. Buckley deplores the overkill of the ghastly, blundering proceedings in the 20th hijacker trial of ZM (I will no longer spell out his annoying name).  We've wasted nearly five years in court to raise from life in prison to death the sentence of one person not actually involved in the 9/11 attacks, albeit aware of the plan--and yes, of course he richly deserves death.  Worse, beyond what WFB argues, is the unjustified platform ZM gets to parade on stage--scorning the families, proudly proclaiming his terrorist allegiance, with his loutish countenace thrust into our field of vision countless times.  We make a global martyr out of a thug who should have been held as an unlawful combatant, consigned to oblivion for eternity.  We gave his life meaning, rather than render his life irrelevant on the world stage.  We have been tossed by a classic application of political & media judo.  And many Americans still don't know it.