Ten years ago today, the federal government executed domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh for the Oklahoma City bombing of 1995. It was the first federal execution since 1993. Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft declared that this should send a loud an clear signal to would-be terrorists that there would be a severe price to be paid for committing a attack on American soil.
That was June 11, 2001.
Ashcroft and other capital punishment advocates, of course, couldn't fathom they idea of a terrorist willing to kill himself in perpetrating an attack. Yet, three months to the day later, eight foreigners, in four pairs, trained as pilots, commandeered four planes and flew or attempted to fly them into various targets. Which leaves the obvious question: How does the death penalty deter suicide terror commandos???
Why should we respond to any violence with . . . violence?
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