if ahmed ghalani isn't prosecuted in the u.s. courts, there's a good chance he'll never be punished for his crimes. president obama's made it clear. he said -- and i quote -- "preventing this detainee from coming to our shores would prevent his trial and convicti conviction, and after over a decade, it is time to finally see that justice is served and that is what we intend to do." now, even senator kyl appears to have softened his position. on the floor of the senate yesterday, he spoke about ahmed ghalani and said -- and i quote -- "everybody acknowledges there are some people who need to be tried for serious crimes. in effect, like war crimes, and they should be tried in the united states." i commend senator kyl for this statement. i think it is a sensible, reasonable position. but let us acknowledge the obvious. if we are going to try these guantanamo detainees in the united states, we are going to incarcerate them while we try them. there's no other reasonable alternative. and if they are found guilty and face imprisonment,