Read something somewhere where either the ACLU or some other group was screaming that he should have been brought back to the US to stand trial with all the rights of a US citizen. Personally...the moment he actively plotted and sent someone out with the intention of attacking the US, US territories, US soil, or anything US-related, he became just another target. When he signed on with al-Quaida (and I don't care enough about them to even spell-check the name, may they rest in pieces. In a box of bacon.) he became a terrorist. The US has a long-standing policy of not negotiating with terrorists. Revoke the citizenship of every goat-effer that is either actively supporting, or directly involved with a terrorist cell. Then drop a piece of good 'ole made-in-the-USofA high explosive on his/her arse. This guy had it comin. Good riddance.