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By Jeff Sessions

Friday, March 12th 2010, 4:00 AM

Faced with growing pressure, President Obama appears to be reevaluating his decision to try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed in civilian court in New York City.

I hope this shift, if made, will not be for simple political convenience - but a sign that Obama is reevaluating the ideological underpinnings of his approach to the war on terrorism, which has been flawed from the start.

Up until now, the administration has vigorously argued that terrorists should be provided with civilian rights, insisting that this is the policy most consistent with our security and our values.

This false logic,...