9/11 mastermind Khalid Mohammed asks for death penalty
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11 mastermind seen here in his 2001 FBI wanted poster, 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/FBI Handout/Files)
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