Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Khalid Shaikh Mohammed;[1] among at least fifty pseudonyms;[2] born March 1, 1964; or April 14, 1965) is a Pakistani terrorist. He held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. He is seen as the person who planned the 9/11 attacks in the 9/11 Commission Report.[3]
Sheikh Mohammed was a member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda organization, leading al-Qaeda's propaganda operations from around 1999 until late 2001.
He confessed to FBI agents to a role in many of the most significant terrorist plots over the last twenty years.[4]
Mohammed's trial (started again or) restarted on 7 September 2021.[5]
References
- ↑ "Detainee Biographies" (PDF). Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2009.
- ↑ "U.S. v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed military tribunal charges" (PDF). FindLaw. Retrieved July 15, 2008.
- ↑ The Guantánamo Docket: Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. http://projects.nytimes.com/guantanamo/detainees/10024-khalid-shaikh-mohammed.
- ↑ "Truth and torture | Comment is free". Theguardian.co.uk. May 20, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
- ↑ Trial of accused 9/11 mastermind restarts, days before 20th anniversary. 7 September 2021. https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/trial-of-accused-911-mastermind-restarts-days-before-20th-anniversary. Retrieved 7 September 2021.