Khalid Shaikh Mohammed

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Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind seen here shortly after his capture in 2001, told a U.S. military court today, June 5, 2008 in Guantanamo Bay, that he wishes for the death penalty so that he can become a martyr. Mohammed and four accused co-conspirators appeared in court at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba for the first time on charges that could result in their execution. (UPI Photo/Handout)

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:

Claim: Important secret prison in Poland

BRUSSELS, June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. intelligence officials say the "most important" secret detention prison established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks was in Szymany, Poland.

Report: Torture failed on Sept. 11 planner

NEW YORK, June 22 (UPI) -- The story of a CIA agent who got the alleged leader of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks to talk sheds new light on interrogation techniques, sources say.

Mohammed prepares for 9/11 trial

GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, May 25 (UPI) -- The case of the self-described leader of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States could shape the rules of the U.S. war on terrorism, his lawyer says.

CIA chief confirms waterboarding happened

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- For the first time, the chief of the CIA stated in Congress that the near-drowning interrogation technique known as waterboarding was used on al-Qaida suspects.

Analysis: A turning point in the jihad

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Is the killing by a CIA drone of a top al-Qaida commander the beginning of a turning point in the war on terror?

House passes Bush's detainee bill

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (UPI) --

Evidence: Bin Laden, 9/11 chief at odds

WASHINGTON, April 5 (UPI) -- Newly disclosed evidence shows al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden and the chief architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. terror attacks were frequently at odds.