Remember when the Obama administration decided accused September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would face trial in a federal courtroom in New York City, close to where the World Trade Center once stood?  It appears billionaire New York City Mayor- for-Life Michael Bloomberg has gotten his way.  NBC News is reporting that the administration has decided not to try Mohammed in the city.

Bloomberg has been whining lately about money the added security would cost the city, reportedly an extra $216 million.  If I was the billionaire mayor of New York City, I’d pay for the added security out of my own pocket.  No price would be too high for the privilege of bringing Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to my city so that he could get some payback for what he did.

What’s $216 million to a billionaire?  Keep in mind that New York City paid $370.9 million to build the new Yankee Stadium.  They also shelled out $138 million for the new Mets’ Citi Field.  It’s good to know that they evidently have money to build ballparks for millionaires, but not for bringing to justice someone that helped kill 2,605 New Yorkers.

Evidently some New Yorkers are frightened of the idea of trying terror suspects in New York City.  That somehow it will make New York City a much bigger target to Islamic terrorist groups such as al-Qaeda.  As if the city of New York isn’t already a huge target for terror.

I don’t understand the thinking behind this.  If one of my loved ones was killed by a terrorist or any other criminal, I would make it my life’s work in making sure whoever killed them paid for what they did.

I would not care what it cost.