This week’s military hearings could be the last at Guantanamo – President-elect Barack Obama has said he would close the offshore prison and many expect him to suspend the military tribunals and order new trials in the United States.
Ramzi Binalshibh and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed architect of the terrorist attacks, were unapologetic about their roles.
“We did what we did; we’re proud of Sept. 11,” announced Binalshibh, who has said he wants to plead guilty to charges that could put him to death. The judge must first determine if he is mentally competent to stand trial.
Mohammed shrugged off the potential death sentence for the murder of nearly 3,000 people in the Sept. 11 attacks.
“We are doing jihad for the cause of God,” he said.
AP
