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hrw.org - 12/8/2008
US: 9/11 Defendants to Plead Guilty | Human Rights Watch
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(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 defendants face the death penalty."What ...
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to Plead Guilty, Get Death Penalty
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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hrw.org - 12/15/2008
The Quality of Justice | Human Rights Watch
— hrw.org — This 42-page report documents how thousands of defendants in Iraq wait months or even years before facing... a judge and hearing charges against them in the Central Criminal Court (CCCI), and cannot pursue a meaningful defense or challenge evidence ... (more) The Quality of Justice | Human Rights Watch

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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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9/11 Detainees to Plead Guilty in Military Commission Trials
TalkLeft — ... Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other detainees facing the death penalty in military commission trials decided today to plead guilty. Human Rights Watch responds: ...

The Rude Pundit — ... The five, who were tortured for a few years in some hole somewhere by the CIA before getting to Gitmo in 2006, announced their intention in a letter. Here's the ...

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