In this article profiling right-wing screed writer Andrew McCarthy, I believe that there is a factual error. The author makes the following comment:
Ms. [Mary Jo] White, who was the United States attorney [for the Southern District of New York] from 1993 to 2002, declined to discuss Mr. McCarthy’s comments. But in a 2008 panel, Ms. White, who has said she favors military commissions, made clear she agreed with Mr. McCarthy’s view that the prosecutions had not deterred attacks. She said “9/11 happened despite all those cases.”
I attended a panel with White, McCarthy and two of their former colleagues and blogged about it here, writing my post the next day based on my notes. I took copious notes and here's what I wrote about what White said about military tribunals:
Mary Jo White initially was supportive of the military tribunals, but now believes that they were a "big mistake." She also pointed out that the historical record of military commissions shows a significantly lower conviction rate.
McCarthy came off as the outlier in that panel - and I'm being charitable in my language. The author of the article is either being sloppy or being disingenuous. In any event, if it's the same panel I attended, he's grossly misrepresenting what White said on the subject.
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