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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-cb-guantanamo-sept-11-trial,0,2749461.story

9/11 suspects offer unapologetic admissions of guilt in chaotic session of Gitmo war court

By BEN FOX | Associated Press Writer
    5:26 PM CST, January 19, 2009

GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — Two alleged orchestrators of the 2001 attacks on America casually declared their guilt on Monday in a messy and perhaps final session of the Guantanamo war crimes court. 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 U.S.

Ramzi Binalshibh and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed architect of the terrorist attacks, were unapologetic about their roles during a series of outbursts as translators struggled to keep up and the judge repeatedly sought to regain control.

"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 don't care about capital punishment," said Mohammed, whose thick gray beard flows to the top of his white prison jumpsuit. "We are doing jihad for the cause of God."

Mohammed, representing himself, insisted that a uniformed lawyer assigned to assist him be removed from his defense table, saying he represents the "people who tortured me."

In another diatribe over secrecy, the acknowledged terrorist ridiculed the government's position that national security had to be protected. "They want to hide their black sites, their torture techniques," he said.

Told by the judge to limit his remarks to a legal issue being discussed at that moment, Mohammed bristled: "This is terrorism, not court. You don't give me the opportunity to talk."

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Seuss said:

> I know I'm all atwitter over the coming revelations from the Obama administration exposing the Bush lies.

Those are in Area 53.  Even Obama doesn't have access to that site 'cause he wasn't in the Skulls 'N Bones club.

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Yea they weren't allowing black people in back then. Some say this event is the one life event that polarized bush to not care about black people during Katrina.

When I saw the title I thought "oh, madtown is a conspiracy nut".

Jack Albertson said:

how does an admission of guilt debunk a relevant conspiracy?

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Jack Albertson said:

i'd rather not.

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d33p said:

So should the state execute, at least, these guys?

Imprisonment just seems so illogical to me.

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TGRR said:

d33p said:

So should the state execute, at least, these guys?

Imprisonment just seems so illogical to me.

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If they confess, and the court accepts it (it most likely will), then go nuts.

I don't give a damn about any of these people.  I am concerned only with the preservation of the rule of law.  If every one of these bastards choked on their dinner, I'd just cry all night.

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Damn, still hung up on this rule of law thing, eh? I still don't get it. What the state has determined to be the rule of law is bullshit.

Doesn't the idea of the state revoking all liberty from a human and keeping it in a cage until death bother you? Not only that, but at the expense of tax payers?

Give me liberty or give me death. Execution as one of the only punishments just seems so simple, so sweet, so appropriate to me. Personally, I don't support the state in doling out any punishments other than restitution for the victim, short jail sentences, and execution. Imprisonment is wrong.

d33p said:

Damn, still hung up on this rule of law thing, eh? I still don't get it.

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Redstorm said:

So if someone runs a red light or steals a nice jacket from a store, they should be executed?

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Redstorm said:

So if someone runs a red light or steals a nice jacket from a store, they should be executed?

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TGRR said:

Redstorm said:

So if someone runs a red light or steals a nice jacket from a store, they should be executed?

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And no fucking trials, either.  Just push the bastard into traffic and move along.

This is AMERICA, Goddammit.  We have no need of legal fripperies.  After all, a few bad laws were written, so the entire idea of laws is garbage.

Remember, kids:  Only accept perfection.  If anyone screws up, burn the whole goddamn thing down.

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Are we projecting?

d33p said:

TGRR said:

Redstorm said:

So if someone runs a red light or steals a nice jacket from a store, they should be executed?

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And no fucking trials, either.  Just push the bastard into traffic and move along.

This is AMERICA, Goddammit.  We have no need of legal fripperies.  After all, a few bad laws were written, so the entire idea of laws is garbage.

Remember, kids:  Only accept perfection.  If anyone screws up, burn the whole goddamn thing down.

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Are we projecting?

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