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Accused Mastermind, Other Guantanamo Detainees to Plead Guilty to 9/11 Attacks
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Jen Chung
Published Dec 8, 2008
Modified Dec 8, 2008
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Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other suspects in the 9/11 attacks have agreed to plead guilty in "full". While it's unclear whether they'll admit to specific charges, the defendants "request[ed] an immediate hearing session to announce our confessions," according to a letter read in the Guantanamo Bay court. The NY Times reports, "The request appeared to be intended to cut short any effort to try them, and to challenge the United States government to put them to death" (but the judge isn't accepting formal pleas immediately). Mohammed, who allegedly confessed that he planned the attacks, also took time to tell the judge, "I don't trust you" and "We don’t want to waste our time with motions. All of you are paid by the U.S. government. I’m not trusting any American.” Photo of the Tribute in Light: seth holladay on Flickr
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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