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9/11 cases: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed speaks in court, lectures judge

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

In a surprise move on Wednesday, accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed urged the military judge presiding over his case at Guantánamo not to be swayed by broad claims of US national security invoked by prosecutors, nor by sympathy for the nearly 3,000 victims of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

 

Civilian Jury Clears Former Gitmo Detainee of All But One Charge

The first Guantanamo Bay detainee to face a civilian trial is convicted in New York City of only a lesser consipiracy charge in the deadly 1998 plot to bomb two U.S. embassies in Africa.

 

Some Gitmo Detainees May Come to U.S. Jails- Second Gitmo Detainee May Face Trial in U.S.

The Pentagon's top lawyer said Friday that the Obama administration has not abandoned the possibility of transferring some prisoners from the Guantanamo Bay detention center to a prison in the United States despite strong congressional concerns.

 

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