By Dan Modlin
Bowling Green, KY – US Senator Mitch McConnell met this morning with law enforcement and community leaders in Bowling Green to discuss concerns about an upcoming terror trial that could be held in the area. Dan Modlin covered the news briefing that followed the meeting.
Two Iraqi nationals were arrested in bowling green late last month on charges that they tried to supply cash and weapons to Al Qaeda in Iraq. Senator McConnell says the defendants should have been treated as enemy combatants and sent to Guantanamo Bay.
"When you catch a foreign terrorist the first thing on your mind is not prosecution, but detention and interrogation."
US Attorney General Eric holder criticized the senator's position on the issue in a speech last night. Several local officials in the Warren County area today expressed concern about how much it could cost to provide security for the trial if it stays in the area.