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Prosecutors Compete for 9/11 Case

Va., NY vie for high-profile trial of alleged mastermind

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Aug 4, 2009 6:25 AM CDT
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(Newser) – Federal prosecutors in New York and Virginia are fighting for the chance to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four of his co-conspirators on trial, the Washington Post reports. Justice Department sources say offices in Alexandria and Manhattan have been lobbying hard to prosecute the self-proclaimed 9/11 mastermind, both stressing their experience in trying high-profile terror cases.

Files on around 30 Guantanamo Bay detainees have been sent to US attorney's offices in Alexandria, New York, and Washington, DC, the sources say, and prosecutors have been asked to determine which suspects can be tried in federal court. Officials expect each district to be given its share of the high-profile cases. "There's competition on all of these guys, and that's to be expected," a Justice Department official says. "These are big cases."

This March 1, 2003 file picture shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan.
This March 1, 2003 file picture shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan.   (AP Photo)
This sketch shows Khalid Sheik Mohammad, top, and Walid bin Attash at a hearing at the US Military Commissions court for war crimes at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this year.
This sketch shows Khalid Sheik Mohammad, top, and Walid bin Attash at a hearing at the US Military Commissions court for war crimes at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, earlier this year.   (AP Photo/Janet Hamlin, Pool)
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COMMENTS
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Newser001
Aug 6, 2009 9:50 AM CDT
Foreplay; hot body wax... For Sheikh Po'Boy, he'd relish every moment - Especially around the tenderloin district.
cognitivefilter
Aug 5, 2009 3:58 AM CDT
thank the lawd more and more intelligent people are getting on the truth movement. my favorite documentary on the subject is ZERO (youtube), done by italian physicists.
JonmarkP
Aug 4, 2009 6:50 AM CDT
The first person who ought to go on trial for masterminding the 9/11 attacks is Dick Cheney. He and the other Neocons needed a "new Pearl Harbor" (Plan for a New American Century) and they made it happen. If you don't understand that 9/11 was a false-flag attack using a few half-trained to dupes to board airplanes, or that the WTC buildings (three of them) are clearly the result of controlled demolition, they you owe it to yourself to get an education. Anyone who believes the Administration's ludicrous story of an external terrorist conspiracy is either stupid or childishly gullible. The two most credible sources from professionals are Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth and Pilots for 9/11 truth.

 
US attorney • trial • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terror suspects • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • federal prosecution

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