mypetjawa.mu.nu - 12/8/2008
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This is breaking, so I don't have all the details yet, but the gist of it is that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Gitmo inmates have decided to plead guilty to all charges. This is not a plea bargain:...
google.com - 12/8/2008
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google.com —
2 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP) Alleged September 11,
2001 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants
have indicated they will confess to terror charges in their trial before a US military tribunal in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the ...
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AFP: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty: judge
hrw.org - 12/8/2008
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hrw.org —
(Guantanamo Bay, December 8, 2008) - Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed and four others announced that they plan to
plead guilty to conspiring in the September 11 attacks and related crimes at a hearing before US military commissions at Guantanamo today. All five ...
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US: 9/11 Defendants to Plead Guilty | Human Rights Watch
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KSM to Plead Guilty
Ace of Spades HQ —
... motions... and wished to enter pleas in what was termed as confessions in this case," the judge, Army Colonel Stephen Henley, said shortly after the pre-trial proceedings began. When asked by the judge if he was prepared to enter pleas Monday to all the charges should the commission allow the defendants to withdraw their motions, Mohammed said "Yes." "We don't want to waste time," Mohammed told the judge. Note, they haven't pled yet, they're just saying they will plead guilty. Rusty asks , "I wonder how the 9/11 truthers are going to spin this one?" Easy: they tortured ...
KSM: 'We Don't Want to Waste Time'
JammieWearingFool —
... . As in those who work for AFP are alleged journalists . When asked by the judge if he was prepared to enter pleas Monday to all the charges should the commission allow the defendants to withdraw their motions, Mohammed said "Yes." "We don't want to waste time," Mohammed told the judge. OK, so then can we execute him by sundown? Obviously, the crackpots will say he was subjected to torture, coercion, blah blah blah, but really, does anyone pay them any attention any more? More from Dr. Rusty Shackleford . Labels: ...
KSM, other 9/11 plotters tell Gitmo court they’re ready to confess
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... though we happily run that same risk every time we fire a Predator missile at a safe house in the Pakistani tribal areas. Giving this pig a forum as plum as a trial in which to rant, curse the United States, sing hosannas to Allah, and hold forth on Israel and whatever else is on his mind is not a jihadist propaganda victory because, well, that’s just justice. Do note: Contrary to popular belief, being locked away in the Great Satan’s prison system also qualifies as martyrdom. Rusty makes that point today vis-a-vis not only KSM but “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdul Rahman, the ...
ACLU: It Would Be Absurd to Accept Guilty Plea From 911 Mastermind
Stop The ACLU —
... a jihadist propaganda victory because it grants him the martyrdom he seeks, even though we happily run that same risk every time we fire a Predator missile at a safe house in the Pakistani tribal areas. Giving this pig a forum as plum as a trial in which to rant, curse the United States, sing hosannas to Allah, and hold forth on Israel and whatever else is on his mind is not a jihadist propaganda victory because, well, that’s just justice. Fine, give em the trial and soapbox, but it isn’t a victory for terror to grant their death wishes. I could give a rat’s patooti about the ...
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