Six Detainees to be Charged For Involvement in 9/11

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The Pentagon is planning to charge six detainees at Gitmo for the 9/11 attacks. The Pentagon also wants capital punishment to be the end result. It’s been more than six years since the attack that took more than 3,000 lives.

Defense Department spokesman Bryan Whitman said the charges could come as early as Monday.

The men that are alleged to be involved are:

Khalid Sheik Mohammed
He is suspected to be the mastermind behind the attacks.

Ramzi bin al-Shibh
He is said to be the main intermediary between the hijackers and al-Qaida.

Mohammed al-Qahtani
He is said to have been the 20th hijacker.

Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali
He is said to be Mohammed’s lieutenant for the 2001 operation. He is also the nephew of Khalid Sheik Mohammed.

Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi
Walid bin Attash
Both of these men are alleged to have selected and trained some of the hijackers.

“The department has been working diligently to prepare cases and bring charges against a number of individuals who have been involved in some of the most grievous acts of violence and terror against the United States and our allies,” Whitman said.

This is a developing story that will undoubtedly fill in the missing pieces in the weeks and months ahead.

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