Newburgh mayor: Hold the 9/11 terror trial here

NEWBURGH, N.Y. Newburgh Mayor Nicholas Valentine says his small, shopworn city about 60 miles up the Hudson River from the city would be a perfect location to try professed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged accomplices.

Valentine says Friday the city has a new state-of-the art court house than can easily be secured and is less than a 90-minute commute from Manhattan.

Valentine thinks Newburgh would benefit from the international attention, as well as the hordes of lawyers and reporters attending the trial. He'd also like to see a federal aid package if his city hosts the trial.