▁je op ard y . ▁ ▁Am hed ▁Ress am ▁case ▁ ▁C ough en our ▁was ▁the ▁judge ▁who ▁first ▁sent enced ▁Ah med ▁Ress am , ▁the ▁" mill en ni um ▁bom ber ", ▁who ▁planned ▁to ▁blow ▁up ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁International ▁Airport ▁on ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁E ve ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁C ough en our ▁wrote ▁an ▁op - ed ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁entitled ▁" How ▁to ▁Try ▁a ▁T error ist ", ▁comment ing ▁on ▁Michael ▁B . ▁M uk ase y ' s ▁nom ination ▁for ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁C ough en our ▁compared ▁his ▁experience ▁trying ▁Ah med ▁Ress am ▁with ▁Michael ▁B . ▁M uk ase y ' s ▁trial ▁of ▁O mar ▁Ab del ▁Rah man ▁for ▁his ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁World ▁Trade ▁Center ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁M uk ase y ▁had ▁compla ined ▁about ▁" the ▁in ade qu acy ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁approach ▁to ▁terror ism ▁pro sec utions ." ▁ ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁M uk ase y ▁had ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁terror ism ▁conv ict ions . ▁C ough en our ▁par ap hr ased ▁M uk ase y : ▁" Open ▁pro sec utions … ▁potentially ▁disc lose ▁to ▁our ▁enemies ▁methods ▁and ▁sources ▁of ▁intelligence - g ather ing . ▁Our ▁Constitution ▁does ▁not ▁ade qu ately ▁protect ▁society ▁from ▁' people