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...
Yesterday friday the African Union has suspended Burkina Faso and will impose sanctions on coup leaders if they do not restore the interim government and release its leaders.Soldiers from the elite presidential guard {RSP} stormed into a cabinet meeting on wednesday and abducted President Michel Kafando and Prime Minister Zida,disrupting a transition period due to end with polls next month.General Gilbert Diendere,a former spy chief,was named junta head the next day.The AU statement followed a meeting of the Peace and Security Council in Addis Ababa.It gave coup leaders 96 hours,or until September 22,to restore the transitional government or face travel bans and asset freezes.
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