Romney welcomes switch to military terror trial
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Likely Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney is praising the Obama administration's decision to scrap plans for a civilian trial of Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Romney said in a statement on Monday that he hopes "inexperienced and naïve" President Barack Obama changes course on other policies, too.
Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, is expected to enter the GOP primary in the coming weeks to challenge Obama in 2012.
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Attorney General Eric Holder earlier Monday announced Mohammed and four alleged henchmen will be referred to military commissions rather than to a civilian federal court in New York. Republicans had been steadfast in their opposition to a civilian trial and Congress passed legislation that blocked any detainees at Guantanamo Bay from coming to the United States.