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US Readies Major 9/11 Trial of Gitmo detainees

Posted Feb 9, 08 6:50 AM CST in US 

(Newser) – US military prosecutors are finalizing plans for a major trial against Guantanamo’s 9/11 suspects, sources tell the New York Times. Among those likely to be charged is Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who has claimed full responsibility for the attacks. “The thinking was 9/11 is the heart and soul of the whole thing. The thinking was: go for that,” one official said.

There are 14 "high value" Gitmo detainees, but how many would be charged—and with what—is still uncertain; even if charges were disclosed soon it could be months before a trial could be held, lawyers said. For the Bush administration the case could bring closure—or put recent issues back into the spotlight, including questions of torture and prisoner abuse.

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US military personnel inspect each occupied cell on a two-minute cycle at Camp 5 maximum-security facility on Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base in Cuba, in this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2007, file photo. (AP Photo/Brennan...   (Associated Press)
An Amnesty International activist uses a megaphone as she addresses the crowd during a rally in front of the U.S. embassy Friday, Jan. 11, 2007 in Manila, calling for the closure of the Guantanamo prison...   (Associated Press)
A Guantanamo guard watches over detainees, not pictured, in the exercise area at Camp 5 maximum-security facility in this Oct. 9, 2007 file photo at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba. (AP Photo/Brennan...   (Associated Press)
In a file photo Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan Saturday March 1, 2003, in this photo obtained by the Associated Press. (AP Photo)   (Associated Press)
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