Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confesses to being mastermind of 9/11
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WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, confessed to that attack and a string of others during a military hearing at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a transcript released Wednesday by the Pentagon. "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z," Mohammed said in a statement read during the session, which was held last Saturday.
The transcripts also refer to a claim by Mohammed that he was tortured by the CIA, although he said he was not under duress when he confessed to his role in the attacks.
In a chilling list of attacks — some of which were carried out, some not — Mohammed claimed responsibility for planning, financing and training others for plots ranging from the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center to the attempt by would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes.
He said he was involved in planning the 2002 bombing of a Kenya beach resort frequented by Israelis and the failed missile attack on an Israeli passenger jet after it took off from Mombasa, Kenya. He also said he was responsible for the bombing of a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia. In 2002, 202 were killed when two Bali nightclubs were bombed.
Other plots he said he was responsible for included planned attacks against the Sears Tower in Chicago, the Empire State Building and New York Stock Exchange, the Panama Canal and Big Ben and Heathrow Airport in London — none of which occurred.
He also said he was involved in planning assassination attempts against former Presidents Carter and Clinton, attacks on U.S. nuclear power plants and suspension bridges in New York, the destruction of American and Israeli embassies in Asia and Australia, attacks on American naval vessels and oil tankers around the world and an attempt to destroy an oil company he said was owned by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Sumatra, Indonesia.
In all, Mohammed said he was responsible for planning 28 attacks. The comments were included in a 26-page transcript released by the Pentagon, which blacked out some of his remarks.
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The transcripts also refer to a claim by Mohammed that he was tortured by the CIA, although he said he was not under duress when he confessed to his role in the attacks.
In a chilling list of attacks — some of which were carried out, some not — Mohammed claimed responsibility for planning, financing and training others for plots ranging from the 1993 truck bombing of the World Trade Center to the attempt by would-be shoe bomber Richard Reid to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with explosives hidden in his shoes.
He said he was involved in planning the 2002 bombing of a Kenya beach resort frequented by Israelis and the failed missile attack on an Israeli passenger jet after it took off from Mombasa, Kenya. He also said he was responsible for the bombing of a nightclub in Bali, Indonesia. In 2002, 202 were killed when two Bali nightclubs were bombed.
Other plots he said he was responsible for included planned attacks against the Sears Tower in Chicago, the Empire State Building and New York Stock Exchange, the Panama Canal and Big Ben and Heathrow Airport in London — none of which occurred.
He also said he was involved in planning assassination attempts against former Presidents Carter and Clinton, attacks on U.S. nuclear power plants and suspension bridges in New York, the destruction of American and Israeli embassies in Asia and Australia, attacks on American naval vessels and oil tankers around the world and an attempt to destroy an oil company he said was owned by former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on Sumatra, Indonesia.
In all, Mohammed said he was responsible for planning 28 attacks. The comments were included in a 26-page transcript released by the Pentagon, which blacked out some of his remarks.
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Sounds like Usama's off the hook, now that this guy is the one who did it all.
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Does this also mean the 'War On Terror' is over?Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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okay, i feel safer now.
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you should feel safer that he was caught. he is responsible for many innocent deathsgue_barium wrote:okay, i feel safer now.0 -
If I was tortured I would confess to being Santa.War is Peace
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jlew24asu wrote:you should feel safer that he was caught. he is responsible for many innocent deaths
Ignorance is responsible for many innocent deaths. You're an Ace.
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...jlew24asu wrote:why would osama be off the hook? you think osama had no role? none at all?
I'm sorry... I've apparently mistaken you for someone with a sense of humor. All apologies.Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
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gue_barium wrote:Ignorance is responsible for many innocent deaths. You're an Ace.
you have to take the prize for the most confusing responses on this board. you realize you are a tad bit out of your element? no wonder you respond so much to your own posts. you are the only one who can understand your nonsense0 -
jlew24asu wrote:you have to take the prize for the most confusing responses on this board. you realize you are a tad bit out of your element? no wonder you respond so much to your own posts. you are the only one who can understand your nonsense
You and I have a failure to communicate. I acknowledge that. I've given up on trying to point out the faults of your glib, black-and-white take on matters in favor of the ignore option.
It's okay.
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you will be doing us both a favorgue_barium wrote:You and I have a failure to communicate. I acknowledge that. I've given up on trying to point out the faults of your glib, black-and-white take on matters in favor of the ignore option.
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I won't take much stock in anyone's confession who claims to have been tortured. Sorry, I'm going to need more proof.If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.
Man is least himself when he talks in his own person. Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
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Torture me in Git long enough, and I'll confess to just about anything.Feels Good Inc.0
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so at this point you both think he is innocent?0
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jlew24asu wrote:you will be doing us both a favor
I want to like you jlew, I really do, but you dont give me much to work with. Your consistent grade school-mentality remarks can be funny if not for the fact that that's like 90% of what you post. Maybe more.
It's been awhile since I was a bartender, but when I read those posts of yours I feel like asking for your ID.
Whatever.
Keep doing what you're doing.
Makes no difference to me.
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jlew24asu wrote:you should feel safer that he was caught. he is responsible for many innocent deaths
Hard to feel safer when so many other killers are running loose. like the ones in the US government. I mean have they not killed more innocents than Usama and whatever else put together?0 -
Sheikh Mohammed was always such a drama queen :rolleyes:Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
over specific principles, goals, and policies.
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gue_barium wrote:I want to like you jlew, I really do, but you dont give me much to work with. Your consistent grade school-mentality remarks can be funny if not for the fact that that's like 90% of what you post. Maybe more.
It's been awhile since I was a bartender, but when I read those posts of yours I feel like asking for your ID.
Whatever.
Keep doing what you're doing.
Makes no difference to me.
your diggin deep here dude. you are the one who follows my posts around and comes in with insulting one liners everytime.
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RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:Sheikh Mohammed was always such a drama queen :rolleyes:
And here I thought the man in robes was my friend.
Fuck Gandhi!
i'm silly
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