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Five 9-11 Suspects Being Held at Gitmo to Be Tried in New York

Posted Nov 13, 2009, 04:25 pm CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss

Updated: The accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and four alleged co-conspirators will be tried in federal court in New York City just blocks from the site of the World Trade Center.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced the decision this morning, according to the DOJ which posted the announcement on its site. The most high-profile suspect to be tried in the city is the accused mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. He was waterboarded 183 times during interrogations in 2003, an issue that could surface during his trial, according to the Associated Press.

By coincidence, the attorney general's announcement was released just as an ABA conference being held… Continue reading...



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