U.S. Military Base Not a Reasonable Option for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial

Heritage "To begin with, the terrorist trials will depend on highly classified information, and the intelligence community will insist--rightfully so--on appropriate security measures to protect its agents, sources, and methods. The courtroom will have to be contained in a sensitive compartmented information facility, known in the business as a "SCIF." It will need facilities for secure video teleconferencing and storage and review of classified materials. Then there are the standard courtroom accouterments: a digital evidence system, jury boxes, judges' chambers, and a holding cell for the defendants. But even these will not be run-of-the mill--they will have to be hardened and accommodate foreign language translators. That means soundproof, in-courtroom booths for foreign language interpreters and a public gallery placed behind a see-through, soundproof partition to keep state secrets secret." But wait! There's more: