Guantanamo

Sept. 11 Suspects Defiant During Guantanamo Trial

Ryan J. Reilly | May 5, 2012, 12:28PM

FORT MEADE, Md. -- All five defendants charged in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks refused to participate in their military arraignment at Guantanamo Bay on Saturday.

Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Bin Attash, Ramzi Binal Shibh, Ali Aziz Ali and Mustafa Adam al Hawsawi did not respond to the military judge's repeated questions and had lawyers assigned to them.

Several of the suspects removed their headphones so they were unable to hear translations. Lawyers indicated one of the reasons they refused was because headphones were used in the course of their torture by the U.S. government.

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Topics: Guantanamo, KSM Trial

KSM Trial

Holder On KSM Trial: 'I Know This Case In A Way That Members Of Congress Do Not'

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 4:15PM

Despite his announcement today that the trials of five alleged Sept. 11 co-conspirators will be held in a military court, Attorney General Eric Holder is standing by his original decision to hold civilian trials for five alleged Sept. 11 conspirators in federal court and blames Congress for forcing his hand in sending them to the military system.

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Topics: Eric Holder, Guantanamo, Justice Department, KSM Trial, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, September 11

Guantanamo

Human Rights Group Says Obama's KSM Trial Decision Is 'Clearly' Political

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 1:55PM

The Obama administration's forthcoming announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and other Sept. 11 conspirators prisoners will be tried in military commissions at Guantanamo Bay, is "clearly just a political decision," Daphne Eviatar, a senior associate at Human Rights First, told TPM in an interview.

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Topics: Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Guantanamo, KSM Trial, Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Khalid Sheik Mohammed

Reports: In Major Reversal, Holder To Announce KSM Trial Will Be Held At Guantanamo

Ryan J. Reilly | April 4, 2011, 12:20PM

Attorney General Eric Holder will announce today that Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the self-proclaimed Sept. 11 mastermind, will be tried in a military commission -- a complete reversal of his initial announcement that the trial would be held in New York City -- CBS News reports.

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KSM Trial

Gitmo Detainee Trial Starts In NYC With Little Fanfare Despite Initial Opposition

Ryan J. Reilly | October 6, 2010, 10:13AM

Opponents of trying terrorism suspects in a federal court in New York City openly anticipated a disaster last November after Attorney General Eric Holder announced that Sept. 11 so-called mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other terrorism suspects would be tried in the Big Apple. The civilian court system just wasn't capable of handling these type of issues, they said. The terrorists could get off scot-free, they added, on some technicality and be roaming the streets in no time.

But this week, admitted Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad -- whose case was handled entirely in the domestic courts despite calls for him to be tried in a military tribunal -- was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. And, today, another accused terrorist, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, faces the start of his trial in New York City with virtually no fanfare.

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Topics: Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, Eric Holder, Faisal Shahzad, Justice Department, KSM Trial, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed