I am an Okie by choice and I think they should do to this guy what many of us in OK wanted them to do with McVeigh. Tell the press when they will release him and drop him off in the town square and let us take care of him. He would not have gotten two blocks and that is well before we had teh open carry laws.
As far as making him a martyr, well, too late. In his own eyes, he is. In many areas, he is. My town in OK has probably more different cultures than some large cities, and a higher percentage of foreign students and their families than most areas of the country. Our university is very well known for the vet school and also for the College of Agriculture. We have amazing professionals who work with and in other countries all over the world to help with research and solving problems like creating drought resistant crops and using the natural flora and fauna to help make those crops prosper. We are more well known out of this country than inside it. Most who come here truly want to learn and they will speak out against those who come here pretending to want to learn. We are the odd little oasis in OK for many cultures and from what I know, those who want to hurt people in the US are generally NOT the ones who get here to study at our schools.
To solve this problem we NEED to reach out to SHARE with other countries, meaning not to push any beliefs on anyone but instead to learn about them and teach them about us. Done with respect, we can help end the violence. Sadly, there are MANY who simply cannot see past their own prejudices.
As for what to realistically do with this terrorist? Let the military handle him. He is NOT a citizen but an enemy combatant and he needs to be dealt wtih as such. I do believe in humane treatment, but I don't think that necessarily needs to be in the regular criminal justice system. Sadly he will get the constitutional rights that he is not due as he is NOT a citizen and is an enemy of our country, as are the others who worked iwth him.
I wish there was a magic solution, but there isn't. Until we are able to all reach out in peace and see that those who have different beliefs are not evil, well, this won't stop. Hopefully our children and their children can use the technology that is making the planet a much smaller place to bring peace and end the wars and violence.
Of course they did not drop McVeigh off in the middle of town, and they won't do that with this guy. I can say that there were HUNDREDS of people who sincerely wanted that to happen though.