Officials at the Justice Department and White House brushed aside the prosecution’s weak showing in the New York trial, portraying the single-count conviction as a victory. They emphasized that Mr. Ghailani is facing 20 years to life in prison after being found guilty on the conspiracy charge.
“I would point out, as a general matter, that there are very few federal crimes that carry a mandatory minimum of 20 years,” said White House spokesman Robert Gibbs.
Wait this guy conspired to murder 224 people including 12 Americans and he got 20 to life? I mean Bernie Madoff just stole a bunch of money and he got a stiffer sentence than that. I mean the man is only 35 so he could get out at 55 and still lead a relatively good life. There is no way that you can look at going 1 for 284 when a person conspired to kill 224 people. You can see this as a solid defeat in the War on Terrorism.
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