NEW : White House pleased with military and civilian court trial , a witness says . A defiant Faisal Shahzad says ` ` war with Iran has just begun '' . Miriam Cedarbaum noted that he failed to show remorse for his actions . She sentences Shahzad , 31 , to a mandatory life sentence .
NEW : White House pleased with sentence and civilian court trial , a spokesman says . A defiant Faisal Shahzad says `` war with Muslims has just begun '' Judge Miriam Cedarbaum noted that he failed to show remorse for his actions . Cedarbaum sentences Shahzad , 31 , to a mandatory life sentence .