Judge Throws Out Confession of 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A military judge threw out a key confession from alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on Friday, dealing prosecutors another major setback in the decades-long terrorism case. The ruling found that statements Mohammed gave investigators in 2007 were not voluntary, potentially complicating...
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Judge Throws Out Confession of 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
A military judge threw out a key confession from alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on Friday, dealing prosecutors another major setback in the decades-long terrorism case. The...
