AG Holder says criminal justice system was invaluable weapon in New York terrorism cases
By Pete Yost, APMonday, February 22, 2010
AG: Civilian court valuable weapon in terror case
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder says the criminal justice system has proven to be an invaluable weapon in assembling a terrorism case in New York against a former Denver airport shuttle driver.
Holder made the comment at a news conference Monday following the guilty plea in a Brooklyn courtroom by Najibullah Zazi (nah-jee-BOO’-lah ZAH’-zee) regarding a plot to attack New York City subways with homemade bombs.
The Obama administration has been on the defensive about its record on terrorism since a Nigerian man allegedly tried to blow up an airliner landing in Detroit on Christmas. That suspect faces charges in federal court, but Republicans say the Democratic administration should try such suspects before military tribunals rather than through civilian courts.
