Judge might split Guantanamo trial of 9/11 suspects MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. military judge is considering splitting up the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks because of conflicts in scheduling and strategy, lawyers in the case said on Friday. The defendants, including the professed mastermind of the hijacked plane attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, are to appear in court at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval ... Read More...
September 11 suspects back in court The arraignment of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the September 11 attacks got off to a rocky start when the defendants removed their earphones and refused to listen to a translation of the judge's questions Read More...
Mute defiance of September 11 accused GUANTANAMO BAY: He has previously bragged about his role as the mastermind of the September 11, 2001, terrorist atrocities. But Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sat mutely in his chair in a courtroom in the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and refused to respond to a judge's questions at the arraignment of five men accused of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. Read More...
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9-11 - Hard to Convince Otherwise
It is disappointing to see the swell of vitriol of those who would question the official story of the 9/11 attacks. Blind obeisance to the government and to the mainstream media denotes neither intelligence nor patriotism. Indeed, it's the admission of difficult questions of our institutions of authority into the public forum and the rigorous, honorable debate of these questions that are the hallmarks of an educated and patriotic citizenry.
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We Must Not Forget 9-11
I will never forget the images on my TV screen on the fateful day of September 11, 2001. It was morning on the west coast, and I awoke to see the first tower smoldering. While my eyes were fixed on this horrible sight, to my disbelief, a plane hit the second tower. And then the final blow of the day when each of the buildings fell to the ground. America was under attack.
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9-11 and The New York Stock Exchange
No event in American history was as dramatic as the attacks of September 11, 2001. When the attack on Pearl Harbor happened, we had live radio broadcasts bringing updates, and the next days newspaper how photographs of the carnage, but with 9/11, we had live, crystal clear television pictures beamed right into our living rooms. While we still take pause to think of that horrendous day, the world's financial markets took a hit like they never have Read More...