The ACLU v. United States ... Again

ACLU to defend Sept. 11 mastermind

Because he appears to be "the government's top priority"

Excerpt from The Seattle Times “ The American Civil Liberties Union, which for years has scorned Pentagon military commissions as "kangaroo courts," announced Friday it will try to provide top civilian defense attorneys for alleged terrorists facing trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba -- with special emphasis on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Former Attorney General Janet Reno is among top lawyers who have endorsed the $8.5 million effort, which will help coordinate and defray the attorneys' expenses. ACLU Executive Director Anthony Romero said a major thrust will be to defend Mohammed, who military officials say has confessed to masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks and other terrorist acts, including the beheading in Pakistan of Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl. The ACLU chose to focus on his defense, Romero said, because he appears to be "the government's top priority in the prosecution. ” I guess now that the ACLU's tiresless defense of the Haditha Marines, being tried on charges manufactured by America hating Democrats John Murtha, Nancy Pelosi resulted in the case collapsing, the ACLU  ... what?  They didn't.  Well screw them then.