Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (sometimes also spelled Khalid Shaikh Mohammad;[1] among at least fifty pseudonyms;[2] Arabic: خالد شيخ محمد, born March 1, 1964; or April 14, 1965) is a Kuwaiti terrorist. He is currently held by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp under terrorism-related charges. He is seen as the person who planned the September 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]
On July 31, 2024, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed avoided a death penalty trial, in exchange for a sentence of life imprisonment.[6]
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Media
Photographie du gouvernement des Etats-Unis de Ramzi Yousef
The interior of Philippine Airlines Flight 434 after its bombing
Osama bin Laden being interviewed by Hamid Mir, circa March 1997 – May 1998.
Mohammed right after he was captured
Mohammed's mug shot shortly after his transfer to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp
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References
- ↑ Detainee BiographiesOffice of the Director of National Intelligence.
- ↑ U.S. v. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed military tribunal charges. 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 (May 20, 2014)Theguardian.co.uk. 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.
- ↑ Man accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, agrees to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. 1 August 2024. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-01/man-accused-of-9-11-attacks-and-accomplices-to-plead-guilty/104168276. Retrieved 1 August 2024.