AG Holder defends prosecuting terror suspects in civilian courts

[JURIST] US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] Thursday defended his plans to prosecute terror suspects in federal civilian courts, responding to harsh criticism from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) [official website] urging two Iraqi-born terror suspects in Kentucky be sent to the Guantanamo Bay military detention facility. Holder gave an address at the American Constitution Society [official website] national convention saying, "our most effective terror fighting weapon [is] our Article III court system." Holder criticized what he called…