The man accused of
masterminding
the 9/11 attacks on United States has refused to respond to questions at a militant tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. The Pentagon has previously said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted planning the attacks for al-Qaeda. He and four other defendants are facing charges including hijacking,terrorism and murder of nearly 3,000 people in New York and Washington in 2001. Steve Kingstone reports from the trial.
“Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is setting
defiant
assignments wearing white Pakistani style dress, his beard now with the reddish
tinge
.When he refused to put on the headphones supplying Arabic translation, his lawyer said this was because of the torture that had been
imposed on
his client in the former
waterboarding
.Later another of the defendants Ramzi Binalshibh did attempted to addressthe court. When told by the judge he could speak later, he replied in English “Maybe I won’t be here later. Maybe they are going to kill us and they are going to say I’m committed suicide.”
President Obama has launched his campaign for re-election in November with the rally in Ohio.The state seen as critical for the outcome of the race for the White House. Mr Obama told a crowd of supporters that United States has been fighting its way back from economic recession under his leadership and victory is crucial.
“This is not just another election .This is a