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Six 9/11 Suspects May Face Death Penalty

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2008 Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the purported mastermind behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and five other detainees at Guantanamo Bay are facing official charges from the Pentagon that could result in the death penalty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bush Approved CIA Waterboarding Disclosure

Staff / Truthdig Feb 6, 2008 The confirmation, delivered by CIA Director Michael Hayden on Tuesday, that the U.S. intelligence agency did indeed use the now-infamous severe interrogation technique of waterboarding on three major 9/11 suspects was given the green light by President Bush in a rare show of (relative) transparency. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mohammed Claims a Role in 31 Terror Plots

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 The Pentagon released a deeply disturbing transcript featuring a slew of confessions made by suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that, if true, link him to thousands of deaths over the last two decades. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pentagon Releases 9/11 Mastermind’s Confession

Staff / Truthdig Mar 15, 2007 The military has released a confession attributed to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the supposed mastermind of 9/11. According to the partially redacted transcript of his secret hearing, Mohammed claimed responsibility for 28 attacks, including 9/11, the Bali bombing, a number of operations that were never carried out and some that were not thought to be closely related to al-Qaida. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )