Topic: Mohamed al-Qahtani
Mohammed al-Qahtani was among the six terrorist suspects who were formally indicted on February 11 , 2008 , for war crimes in connection with the 9-11 terrorist attacks . al-Qahtani was allegedly the "20th hijacker," the last of the group to be recruited. Key 9 ...
The Saudi government has extended the mandate of municipal councils by two years, effectively postponing elections expected to have taken place later this year, the cabinet announced Monday.The Saudi cabinet decided to extend the councils' mandate for two more years from ...
The United States may never be able to prosecute an alleged plotter of the September 11, 2001 attacks because he was tortured, a top Pentagon official said in an interview.Susan Crawford, who is charged with deciding whether to bring Guantanamo detainees ...
White House restates position that US doesn't torture after military judge says it happenedThe Bush administration maintained Wednesday that the U.S. does not torture prisoners despite a claim to the contrary from the military judge in charge of trying Guantanamo ...
A Saudi suspected of involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks was tortured at the US detention site in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing a US official.Susan Crawford, the Bush administration official in charge of deciding whether ...
Saudi activists stage rare public hunger strike to demand judiciary reformA group of Saudi activists began a rare public hunger strike Thursday to demand judiciary reform and draw attention to the detention without trial of 11 political reformists.The 65 mostly male ...
Gitmo Prisoner Suspected of Being '20th Hijacker' Claims Torture Led to ConfessionA Saudi suspected of being the "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks has recanted his confession, saying he made false statements after he was beaten, abused and humiliated at Guantanamo ...
A Saudi suspected of being the "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks has recanted his confession, saying he made false statements after he was beaten, abused and humiliated at Guantanamo, according to documents obtained Friday by The Associated Press.Mohammed al-Qahtani ...