9/11 Architect Says Bin Laden Aide Had No Role in Qaeda Military Operations Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-described architect of the Sept. 11 attacks, says that a former top associate of Osama bin Laden who is now on trial in Manhattan had no role in military operations for Al Qaeda and, he suggests, was enlisted to make fiery speeches because he was “an eloquent, spellbinding speaker.” Mr. Mohammed’s assertions are contained in a newly filed statement in Federal District Court in Manhattan, where the former associate, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, is being tried on charges that he conspired to kill Americans and provided support to Al Qaeda. Lawyers for Mr. Abu Ghaith have long sought to obtain testimony from Mr. Mohammed, who is detained at the United States naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. They have indicated that Mr. Mohammed’s knowledge of Qaeda operations is unsurpassed and that his testimony “may very well exculpate” Mr. Abu Ghaith. On Sunday, Mr. Abu Ghaith’s lawyers filed Mr. Mohammed’s statement, in which he responded to 451 questions they had posed to him through a complicated process that involved reviews of the questions and answers by the United States Defense and Justice Departments. “I want to help my brother, Sheikh Sulaiman Abu Ghaith (Allah preserve him),” Mr. Mohammed [...] newsnyork/911-architect-says-bin-laden-aide-had-no-role-in-qaeda-military-operations/
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 04:30:42 +0000
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