MILITARY JUDGE SUPPRESSES KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED’S FBI CONFESSION IN 9/11 CASE. (PHOTO).
Military judge suppresses Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s FBI confession in 9/11 case A military judge has excluded a confession that alleged Sept. 11 attacks mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed gave to FBI agents nearly 20 years ago, ruling that the statements were not made voluntarily. The decision is a setback for the U.S. government's long-running effort to prosecute Mohammed, who is accused of helping develop the plot to hijack planes and crash them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Mohammed remains detained at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, alongside other defendants awaiting trial. Lt. Col. Michael Schrama, the judge overseeing the case, scheduled a June 2028 trial for Mohammed and three other defendants earlier this week. In an order issued Friday that has not been made public, Schrama barred prosecutors from using statements Mohammed made during four days of FBI questioning at Guantanamo in January 2007. Mohammed had previously been captured and held by the CIA, where he was subjec...
Tomorrow friday,President Barack Obama will land in Kenya with a mission to strengthen U.S security and economic ties,but his personal connection to his father's birth place will dominate a trip that Kenyans view as a native son returning home.Obama is likely to forcus talks in Nairobi on security cooperation.He will also spend private time with his family members but will not travel to the village that is most closely associated with the family name.In a recent interview,Valerie Jarrett,a Senior aide and family friend of the Obama,said in an interview that ''Just as anybody is curious about their heritage,visiting Kenya provides him an opportunity to make that personal connection''.
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