Nov 13 Watch Holder: 9/11 Trials Will Weigh ‘Crime of the Century’ In an interview with Jim Lehrer, Attorney General Eric Holder discusses the decision to prosecute the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other Guantanamo Bay detainees in civilian federal court in New York, calling the stakes "enormous."… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch Gates: Closing Guantanamo Proving ‘Tough’ Defense Secretary Robert Gates hinted Sunday it may not be possible to close the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay by January, as President Obama has ordered. Margaret Warner reports. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch Judge to Consider Sept. 11 Suspects’ Confession Offers The alleged architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four other suspects said Monday they would plead guilty to terror charges knowing their convictions would carry the death penalty. A Miami Herald reporter examines the developments. Continue watching
Jun 05 Accused 9/11 ‘Mastermind’ Asks for Death Sentence By PBS News Hour The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Pentagon Charges Six Detainees With Crimes Tied to 9/11 The Pentagon announced Monday it had charged six Guantanamo detainees with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks and will seek the death penalty against them, setting the stage for trials by military tribunal. Legal experts… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch Mukasey Weighs Waterboarding, Sept. 11 Charges After Attorney General Michael Mukasey took charge of the Justice Department, he called for an evaluation of the legalities of the "waterboarding" interrogation tactic. In an interview, Mukasey considers the waterboarding debate, charges against Sept. 11 suspects and the strength… Continue watching
Sep 28 Pentagon Offers Lawyers to ‘High-Value’ Guantanamo Detainees By PBS News Hour Fourteen "high-value" terrorism suspects held at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks -- may now request attorneys, the Pentagon said Friday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch Al-Qaida Suspect Admits to Plotting 9/11, Other Attacks Suspected terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed confessed to masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and having a hand in other plots, such as the beheading of reporter Daniel Pearl. Analysts discuss Mohammed's confession. Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch High Court Blocks Guantanamo Tribunals The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bush administration's policy of trying terror suspects before military tribunals is illegal. The 5-3 ruling said that the tribunals violated U.S. military law and the Geneva Convention. Continue watching