New York Times corroborates New Yorker claim (Rahm opposes civilian trials for 9-11 plotters)

As reported previously by the New Yorker, Rahm Emanuel has disagreed with Eric Holder regarding whether 9-11 plotters should be tried in civilian courts or military tribunals.

Today, the New York Times' Jodi Kantor and Charlie Savage make the same assertion, quoting Rahm Emanuel directly:



So there you have it: We can't try KSM on civilian court because Lindsey Graham will get mad and not help close Guantanamo, or something to that effect. Compare the paragraph to this one from the New Yorker:



Some Rahm defenders might reply "well, no denial doesn't mean it's true." But this is highly naive. Perhaps high officials wont' bother fact-checking an inaccurate Daily Kos diary written by an anonymous diarist, or one written by me; or a claim made by a small newspaper in say, Idaho. But this is different. We are talking about the New Yorker Magazine, the Washington Post (saying Axelrod acknowledged the rift) and the New York Times which politicians read every day; and these outlets are quoting Emanuel directly.

In the past, when rumors were spread, they were shot down:

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Because he lost this debate, and the administration has vowed to move forward with a trial in federal, not military, courts.

So you can stop adhering to the conspiracy theory that Rahm Emanuel runs the White House.

i criticize his views. When someone advocates something I don't like, I criticize that person, regardless of his/her power. If Dennis Kucinich, Evan Bayh or whoever said military tribunals are awesome, I would criticize him.
Rahm has some power, though. He's in his job for a reason. But President Obama has the last word.

He said that in his opinion The President was going to need to make a choice between closing Guantanamo and trying KSM in a civilian court and that he thought the better choice would be to close Guantanamo.

Obviously the President either thought he could do both or decided that he preferred to try KSM in a civilian court.

So let me apologize for writing it that way. I should have said "people" in general. Because it is a very prevalent conception here and elsewhere on the Internets. But I acknowledge that you did not say that. So again, sorry.