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...
Today wednesday,a Russian built cargo plane with passengers on board crashed today after taking off from the airport in South Sudan's capital,killing dozens of people.An official said three people on board survived.The precise death toll was not immediately clear after the Antonov-12B plane turbo prop plane crashed soon after take off,leaving chunks of wreckage,bodies and cargo strewn along a bank of a White Nile River.The Civil Aviation Authority said the number of dead was still being counted.Witnesses saw 41 bodies,some of which were covered by cloth.A police officer,who did not give his name because he was not authorized to speak to the media,also put the death toll at 41.Three Sudananese and a child survived the crash.More photos below. 
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