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bloomberg.com - 12/8/2008

Sept. 11 Suspects Offer to Plead Guilty ‘in Full’ (Update4)

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Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Self-described Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants today offered in a Guantanamo Bay courtroom to plead guilty to charges that could lead to the death penalty. The five reached agreement to “announce our confessions and plea in full,” ...

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mypetjawa.mu.nu - 12/8/2008

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Plead Guilty, Get Death Penalty

— mypetjawa.mu.nu — 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:... (more) Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Plead Guilty, Get Death Penalty

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google.com - 12/8/2008

AFP: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty: judge

— 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 ... (more) AFP: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty: judge

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news.bbc.co.uk - 12/8/2008

BBC NEWS | Americas | Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty

— news.bbc.co.uk — Artist's sketch of 9/11 suspects in court. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is centre (8 December 2008)... (more) BBC NEWS | Americas | Top 9/11 suspects to plead guilty

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Andy Worthington: Is The 9/11 Trial Confession An Al-Qaeda Propaganda Coup?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... As Mohammed lived up to expectations, slipping in a reference to torture when, after telling Henley, "I do not trust you," he added that he didn't trust an "agreement between Bush and the CIA who tortured me," Ali Abdul Aziz Ali also spoke out, assuring Henley that all five had reached their decisions willingly. "All of these decisions were undertaken by us without any pressure or influence by Khalid Sheikh," he said. "What was said or will be said by Khalid Sheikh will be repeated by us, also." ...

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Daily Kos — While the odds of changing the results are slim, leaning towards none, Paul Carmouche (LA-04) says he will ask for a recount. It sounds like that soon-to-be vacant senate seat will go to Caroline Kennedy if she wants it. New York Governor Paterson: ...said that though he and Ms. Kennedy had discussed the Senate seat, the ball was essentially in her court.  [...] Ms. Kennedy, he added, is "thinking about it." "Her questions were more informational," he said, referring to their conversation last week. "She said, ‘I’ll talk to you again to let you know if I’m interested,’ and ...