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NEWS ABOUT: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed stories: 57 news summaries

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 'Good Cop'
 Enticed 9/11
 Mastermind to Talk 

But detainee had already faced waterboarding

Jun 22, 08 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - A CIA interrogator’s rapport with a mastermind of the 9/11 attacks helped provide vast amounts of information on terrorism while raising tough questions about interrogation methods, the New York Times reports. Agent Deuce Martinez cajoled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed into discussing his thoughts in great detail—but it’s unclear... More »

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CIA • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • waterboarding • interrogation techniques • intelligence agencies

9/11 Mastermind Goads Others Into Dropping Lawyers

KSM dominates co-defendants, court

Jun 6, 08 10:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Self-described superterrorist Khalid Sheik Mohammed proved himself still the mastermind in court yesterday, urging his four co-defendants in the 9/11 plot to drop their lawyers and defend themselves, which all four had done by the end of the day. The Washington Post paints the scene, in which the men are... More »

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gay marriage • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • lawyer • 9/11 attacks

9/11 Mastermind to Gitmo Judge: Martyr Me

As trial opens, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed requests death penalty

Jun 5, 08 10:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man said to have planned the Sept. 11 attacks, asked a judge to be put to death today, MSNBC reports. During his arraignment at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base a military judge told Mohammed he could face the death penalty. Mohammed replied, “Yes, this is... More »

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death penalty • war crimes • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • martyr • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • suspected terrorists

Alleged 9/11 Leader Faces Gitmo Tribunal

Doubts about fairness attend trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Jun 5, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks, will be arraigned today at a special military tribunal at Guantánamo Bay, reports the Washington Post. Five years after his arrest in Pakistan, the detainee and four others will appear in a specially designed, $4 million courtroom to... More »

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torture • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • waterboarding

Charges Dropped Against '20th Hijacker'

Case against other accused 9/11 planners will go forward

May 13, 08 3:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US has dropped charges against Mohammed al-Qahtani, who allegedly planned to be the “20th hijacker” in the 9/11 attacks, Reuters reports. The US military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay rejected the charges against Qahtani “without prejudice,” meaning that the Saudi citizen may yet face prosecution. The charges... More »

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Pentagon • terrorism • military tribunal • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • hijacker • Guantanamo prisoners • plane hijacking • Mohammed al-Qahtani

US Seeks Death for 6
in 9/11 Case

Capital punishment could put new burden on untested military tribunal system

Feb 11, 08 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - US authorities are preparing to ask for the death penalty for six suspects in the 9/11 attacks who are detainees at Guantanamo. “If any case warrants it, it would be for individuals who were parties to a crime of that scale,” a Defense Department official told the New ... More »

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death penalty • September 11 • Guantanamo Bay • Department of Defense • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • death sentence • al-Qaeda • martyrdom

US Readies Major 9/11 Trial of Gitmo detainees

Case could bring closure for White House, or revive criticisms

Feb 9, 08 6:50 AM CST
(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... More »

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Pentagon • US military • trial • September 11 • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • terror suspects

Cheney Touts Harsh Interrogations

As CIA boss concedes tactics may be illega

Feb 8, 08 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Dick Cheney yesterday defended the use of controversial interrogation techniques, crediting them with possibly “foiling an attack against the US," just as the director of the CIA was conceding to a congressional committee that waterboarding may be illegal. The VP defended the use of  “a tougher program... More »

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Dick Cheney • CIA • torture • September 11 • Michael Hayden • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • waterboarding

Military: Secret Prison Hidden at Gitmo

'High-value' suspects held in mystery prison within prison

Feb 7, 08 5:17 AM CST
(Newser) - Guantanamo Bay's top commander has confirmed the existence of a secret prison within the prison holding 15 "high-value" al-Qaeda detainees, AP reports. Prisoners at the mysterious Camp 7 include alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The camp's exact location is a secret, even to many military officials. Commanders insist... More »

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secret prisons • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Guantanamo prisoners • al-Qaeda

New Claims of Taped CIA Torture

Lawyers to present evidence to Senate panel

Feb 7, 08 4:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Evidence that another CIA detainee was videotaped allegedly being tortured by interrogators is expected to be presented to the Senate Intelligence Committee tomorrow, reports Time magazine. A former suburban Baltimore high school student underwent unspecified "systematic torture" that may have involved waterboarding in a secret CIA prison in 2003,... More »

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torture • Majid Khan • secret prisons • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • black sites • videotape • waterboarding • Abu Zubaydah • harsh interrogation • hunger strike

CIA Acknowledges Waterboarding 3 Suspects

Senate committee hears specifics, warning of possible Al-Qaeda spread

Feb 5, 08 3:45 PM CST
(Newser) - The CIA used waterboarding three times following the 9/11 attacks, the agency's current director testified today. Interrogators used the method on suspected attack planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two top al Qaeda members, Reuters reports. Michael Hayden's statement to the Senate Intelligence Committee marks the first time a US official... More »

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Congress • CIA • torture • September 11 • Michael Hayden • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • waterboarding • interrogation techniques • al-Qaeda

FBI Probes Terror Cases Muddied by CIA

Data culled by torture may be tossed out of court, feds fear

Oct 20, 07 6:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI is probing Guantanamo Bay cases that the CIA has muddied by using torture, the Los Angeles Times reports. Up to 300 FBI agents are now interviewing Al Qaeda chiefs, including mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, seeking data that's admissable in court. Says one expert, "I think there's no... More »

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CIA • torture • terrorism • FBI • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • interrogation

Justice Memos Endorse Torture

Officials gave green light for array of painful interrogation techniques

Oct 4, 07 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department under Alberto Gonzales secretly endorsed the use of torture techniques during interrogation by the CIA, the New York Times reports. A classified 2005 legal memorandum authorized the harshest  techniques ever used by the CIA, the Times says, including a combination of head-slapping, waterboarding, sleep deprivation, freezing, loud... More »

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Congress • CIA • torture • Alberto Gonzales • Department of Justice • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • terrorist • black sites • interogation • head slapping • waterboarding • freezing temperatures • US Supreme Court

CIA Suspects Granted
 Access to Lawyers

'High value' detainees include 911 'mastermind'

Sep 28, 07 3:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - US officials have granted 14 "high-value" al-Qaeda suspects, transferred to Guantanamo Bay after years in secret CIA prisons, access to lawyers to represent them at future military trials. The suspects include Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 911 attacks, and others once close to Osama  bin Laden,... More »

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CIA • Majid Khan • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • high value suspects • representation • International Committee of the Red Cross • Legal Representation Request • Combatant Status Review Tribunal • al-Qaeda

Gitmo Gears up for Terror Trials

US builds new courtroom complex at base

Sep 6, 07 4:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - A high-security mobile courtroom complex is under construction at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base as officials prepare to  try 9/11 suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other high profile al-Qaeda figures. Military tribunals will try as many as 80 detainees at the complex, three at a time, Reuters reports. Critics complain... More »

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David Hicks • military tribunal • Guantanamo Bay • detainee • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • commissions

Pearl Sues Al-Qaeda in Husband's Beheading

Killer, major bank named in NY lawsuit

Jul 19, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mariane Pearl, widow of the Wall Street Journal reporter who was beheaded in 2002, has filed a suit in New York against Al-Qaeda for Daniel Pearl's "senseless kidnapping, torture and murder." Habib Bank—one of the biggest banks in Pakistan, which is linked to charities supporting terrorist groups—... More »

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terrorism • Pakistan • Wall Street Journal • kidnapping • Daniel Pearl • lawsuit • Marianne Pearl • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • Sheikh Omar • Habib Bank • beheading

'High-Value' Gitmo Detainee Alleges Torture

Pakistani national denies scouting for Al-Qaeda

May 16, 07 12:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - A 27-year-old Pakistani says he has been tortured since being moved last year from a CIA jail to the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Majid Khan, who once lived in Maryland, denies belonging to Al-Qaeda, but he was transferred to Cuba in September with 13 other "high-value" operatives after being... More »

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CIA • torture • terror plots • Majid Khan • Guantanamo Bay • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • al-Qaeda

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