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NEWS ABOUT: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed stories: 57 news summaries

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(AP) - In the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, alleged al-Qaeda operations mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed intended to use his free Hotmail account to direct a US-based operative to carry out an attack, according to a guilty plea agreement filed by Al Saleh Kahlah al-Marri in federal court. The document... More »

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Internet • September 11 • software • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Ali Saleh Kahlah al-Marri • Hotmail

ANALYSIS

Waterboarding Isn't Easier 2nd Time, or 183rd

Turns out the body never gets used to simulated drowning

Apr 24, 09 2:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Like many other forms of torture, waterboarding doesn’t get any easier with repeated exposure. After multiple sessions of the simulated drowning technique, accused al-Qaeda plotters Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah would at best have been able to slightly modify their response, explains Brian Palmer in Slate. The experience... More »

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CIA • torture • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • intestines • waterboarding • Abu Zubaydah • detainees • torture memo

(Newser) - President Obama says the harsh interrogation methods used by the CIA both compromised American values and provided unreliable information. “Those are a convenient pair of opinions,” notes Scott Shane of the New York Times. But it's not going to be that easy for the new administration to... More »

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Bush administration • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • CIA • torture • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Abu Zubaydah • harsh interrogation

 CIA Waterboarded Gitmo 
 Detainee 183 Times in a Month 

That's twice CIA's max, challenges efficacy

Apr 19, 09 11:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Department of Justice memo that detailed interrogation techniques used on prisoners at Guantanamo Bay notes that in August 2002, suspected al-Qaeda official Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 82 times, while the following March, 9/11 suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times. But as the blog Emptywheel points out, there's... More »

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CIA • torture • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • waterboarding • Abu Zubaydah • memo

 Red Cross: 
 Med Workers 
 Complicit in 
 Gitmo Torture 

Professionals told CIA interrogators to stop, go

Apr 7, 09 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Cross is accusing medical personnel of deep involvement in CIA torture at Guantanamo, calling it “a gross breach of medical ethics,” the New York Times reports. Medical professionals monitored procedures such as waterboarding, telling interrogators to “continue, to adjust, or stop particular methods,” finds... More »

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torture • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • International Committee of the Red Cross • Guantanamo prisoners • waterboarding • medical ethics

Gitmo Prisoners 'Proud' to Have Planned 9/11

Court filing describes attacks as holy offering

Mar 10, 09 2:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five Guantanamo prisoners have taken full responsibility for planning 9/11 and say they're proud of the attacks, the New York Times reports. A document filed with a military commission by the five men, which may be made public today, describes the attacks as a model of Islamic action and the... More »

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September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda • 9/11 attacks • Ramzi Binalshibh

ANALYSIS

 Closing Gitmo Will Be Tough 

Detainees should be tried or released, but dangerous ones worry Obama, lawyers

Jan 22, 09 1:16 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s pledge to close Guantanamo Bay has been widely hailed, but it’s not going to be easy, the Christian Science Monitor reports. There’s broad agreement that many detainees can be tried in federal or military courts, while others can be released. But some are deemed too... More »

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Barack Obama • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • President Obama

(Newser) - Two suspected Sept. 11 planners calmly declared their guilt today at what could be the final military tribunal session at Guantanamo Bay, the Miami Herald reports. "We are proud of 9/11," said Ramzi bin al Shibh, who announced his plan to plead guilty, the AP reports. Another... More »

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death penalty • military tribunal • US military • trial • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • hearings • President Obama • Camp Justice

 Evidence Mess Threatens 
 Gitmo Cases: Ex-Prosecutor 

Evidence 'lost, disorganized'

Jan 14, 09 4:34 AM CST
(Newser) - The handling of evidence in Guantanamo Bay cases is so chaotic it may be impossible to properly convict a single prisoner, charges a former military prosecutor. Former Lt. Col. Darrel Vandeveld is supporting a federal court petition to free one detainee, Mohammed Jawad, who has been held without trial for... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • Omar Khadr • Office of Military Commissions • Darrel Vandeveld • Mohammed Jawad • prosecutions

 Bush's Top 10 Successes 

From rejecting the Kyoto Protocol to the surge

Jan 13, 09 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Forget what you’ve heard about W’s presidency, writes Fred Barnes in the Weekly Standard. His decisive courage gave his term many successes:
  • Rejecting the Kyoto Protocol: The treaty was broken—it exempted India and China from carbon emissions responsibility—but only Bush had the courage to say
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Iraq • War on Terror • Israel • US military • prescription drugs • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • George W. Bush

Glossies

Torture a Dead End:
Intelligence Experts

Intelligence often false and comes at great cost to US reputation

Dec 21, 08 6:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Governments have known for centuries that torture yields questionable intelligence, and none of the evidence accumulated during US grilling sessions contradicts that argument, David Rose writes in Vanity Fair. Rose carefully documents the inaccurate and even falsified information obtained from suspects Abu Zubaydah, Binyam Mohamed, Jose Padilla, and Khalid Sheikh... More »

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Bush administration • CIA • torture • Jose Padilla • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • George W. Bush • Binyam Mohamed

 Cheney: I OK'd Waterboarding 

VP gave go ahead for 'remarkably successful' tactic

Dec 16, 08 4:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Vice President Dick Cheney personally approved using waterboarding to interrogate 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, he reveals in a wide-ranging interview on ABC News. "I was  involved in helping get the process cleared. The agency came in and wanted to know what they could and couldn't do," said... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Dick Cheney • torture • Karl Rove • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • interrogation • WMD • Guantanamo prisoners • waterboarding • weapons of mass destruction • George W. Bush

OPINION

Gitmo Trial Could Pose a Big Dilemma
for Obama

Death penalty or move case to US courts?

Dec 9, 08 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - If the trial of alleged 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed carries over into Barack Obama’s presidency, it would mean a “messy” moral decision for the president-elect: Follow through with a Mohammed death sentence, or overturn it and move the Guantanamo case to US courts, writes Bronwen Maddox in... More »

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Barack Obama • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • death sentence • 9/11 attacks • Guantanamo tribunals

9/11 Suspects Denied Internet Access for Defense Prep

Granted battery power but no 'state-of-art' office technology

Oct 13, 08 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - A judge has denied Internet access to five suspects being held at Guantanamo Bay for their involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks, reports the Miami Herald. Three of the five are their own attorneys and requested access to help prepare their defense. The government was ordered to provide enough battery... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda • Guantanamo tribunals

analysis

Hamdan Case Lends Tribunals Credibility

Proceeding prepares Gitmo court for moving on to bigger targets

Aug 8, 08 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - The conviction of  Osama bin Laden’s driver on a relatively minor charge, and the imposition of a light sentence, may vouch for the integrity of the Guantanamo military court and clear the way for trials of upper-echelon detainees, the LA Times reports. The White House is particularly eager to... More »

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military tribunal • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Salim Ahmed Hamdan

Bin Laden Driver Too 'Primitive' to Be a Terrorist: 9/11 Planner

Defense rests in first Gitmo war crimes trial

Aug 1, 08 2:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ex-Bin Laden driver Salim Hamdan's defense rested today after insulting yet possibly exonerating testimony from 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the LA Times reports. In the final testimony of Hamdan’s Guantanamo war crimes tribunal, Mohammed asserted in a written statement that Hamdan “did not play any role” in... More »

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military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • Guantanamo tribunals

Gitmo Trial Will Proceed After Judge Threatens Delay

Defense lawyers win access to alleged 9/11 mastermind

Jul 18, 08 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal prosecutors will give lawyers for Osama bin Laden's ex-driver access to accused 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed this weekend, ensuring that the first Guantanamo tribunal will begin Monday as scheduled, the Miami Herald reports. The judge in the case apparently forced the hand of the government lawyers prosecuting Salim... More »

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war crimes • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • 9/11 attacks • Guantanamo tribunals

Gitmo Inmates May Testify
for bin Laden Aide

Prosecutors seek to block testimony as threat to national security

Jul 15, 08 5:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fellow Guantanamo Bay inmates may testify at the upcoming terror trial of Osama bin Laden’s former driver, the Washington Post reports. Lawyers for Salim Ahmed Hamdan hope the testimony will prove their client was not a high-level terror operative. The military officer in charge of the case said he... More »

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Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • Salim Ahmed Hamdan • terror suspects • terror trial

 'Insane' Gitmo Rules
 Frustrate Lawyers 

Red tape strangles proceedings

Jul 14, 08 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lawyers for the five Guantanamo prisoners facing military tribunals find themselves drowning in red tape, with security rules undermining even the most basic proceedings, Reuters reports. From office supplies to legal backup for the three detainees representing themselves, support is hard to come by. "You have from the sublime... More »

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military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • due process

ANALYSIS

Fall Gitmo Trials Could Present Campaign Landmine

But whether either candidate could find advantage remains uncertain

Jun 24, 08 11:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - If everything goes right, the trial of the five Guantanamo Bay detainees charged in connection with the 9/11 attacks could begin within days of their seventh anniversary—and just as the presidential campaign begins its most heated stretch, Politico reports. Such a development would usually be a gift to Republicans,... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • terrorism • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • habeas corpus • Guantanamo prisoners • Election 2008

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