The high cost of resources to try terrorist in New York

NY Post:

As President Obama reviews the use of the Guantanamo detention facility and the prosecution of its detainees, he would do well to listen to an expert on terrorism prevention from the NYPD.

Departmental counterterrorism head Richard Falkenrath spoke in Washington this week -- addressing, in particular, the dangers of prosecuting terrorists in federal court stateside.

Pointing to Gitmo detainee Ahmed Ghailani, who was brought to New York this month, Falkenrath noted that several FBI agents who'd otherwise be tasked with analyzing possible new threats and tracking down other suspects have instead been detached to provide support for the prosecution of the suspect in the US embassy bombings in Africa a decade ago.

Imagine, says Falkenrath, the impact of doing the same with each of the 200-plus detainees at Gitmo: "As the administration brings more and more high-profile terrorism cases into federal court, we will see an increasing drain on investigative resources from new investigations that haven't resulted in an arrest."

Falkenrath added: "If you get too many high-profile cases . . . I think there's a risk that we will have less resources to pursue new leads as they come along."

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Add to this cost the problems that would come in the event of an acquittal which would require the release of the terror suspect into the city of New York which has been a prime target for the enemy. I don't think any of these problems will deter the President from pursuing this flawed policy, but it should be a reminder to voters what a mistake it was to elect him and other Democrats.

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