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05 Mar 2010 10:55

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U.S.: Could the White House push for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed military trial?

  • We are evaluating based on New York City logistical and security concerns on trial in federal courts.
  • White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs • Regarding what’s turning out to be a bit of a boondoggle for the administration, where to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. At first, they wanted to try him in a New York civilian court, where they ran into heavy NIMBYism. (Honestly, they’d probably run into it anywhere with this case.) But now it looks like they’re changing their mind. Probably for the best. source
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13 Nov 2009 09:28

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U.S.: 9/11 “mastermind” Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is gonna get tried

  • In federal court. In NYC. Seems like a bad spot. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, a guy who has become as famous for the photo of his capture as he has for what he did, will face charges for masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks. This step is part of Obama’s slow-moving grand plan to close Guantanamo for good. source
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03 May 2009 11:30

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U.S., World: Terrorists’ technology of choice, post-9/11: Hotmail

  • Ali al-Marri, in a guilty-plea agreement last week, admitted in court that al-Qaeda mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed planned to use common tools to plot terrorist attacks in the U.S. source
  • Beyond Hotmail, the easily-available tools that al-Qaeda used included prepaid calling cards, public phones, computer search engines, and simplistic codes used to cover their tracks. source
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