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US Judge Says September 11th Suspects to Plead Guilty


A US military judge at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, says the five men accused of plotting the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks have asked to plead guilty.

Judge Stephen Henley (Monday) read a note from the defendants, including alleged September 11th mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, asking for "an immediate hearing session to announce our confessions."

The judge then individually questioned the five defendants, who are representing themselves, to confirm they wanted to withdraw all pending motions and enter guilty pleas. They said they decided to confess on November 4th, the day Barack Obama was elected to the presidency.

Mr. Obama has said he wants to close the controversial Guantanamo facility after taking office next month and try the detainees in regular US civilian or military courts instead of the special tribunal.

Mohammed has previously told the court he wants to be executed so he can become a martyr.

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