May 2, 2011
Justice for the City

There is a part of me that wishes Osama bin Laden had been captured alive, so he might be tried here in New York City for his crimes, much as Adolph Eichmann was fifty years ago in Jerusalem. It is, nevertheless, satisfying to know that some justice has been served for the great crime against this city and its residents, and against the rest of this nation.
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