Interrogations
US Reaches Plea Deal with 9/11 Mastermind, Seeks Death Penalty
The United States has reached a plea agreement with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two other defendants, the US Department of Defense announced on Wednesday. Mohammed, also known as KSM, was apprehended in Pakistan in 2003 for his alleged role in the terrorist attacks.
Romania and Lithuania Helped CIA to Torture Prisoners
European judges have ruled that our northern neighbor- Romania and Lithuania have violated the rights of two suspected terrorists from "Al Qaeda" and helped the CIA to abuse them, reports the BBC (BBC).
The United States caught Abu Zubaydah and Abd al-Rahim al-Nashari after the New York attacks of September 11, 2001, and are now in jail at Guantanamo Bay.
CIA Director Defends Interrogation Techniques, Bypasses Issue of Torture
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John O. Brennan defended on Thursday CIA officers who had been accused of using brutal interrogation tactics against al-Qaeda suspects.
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CIA tortured suspects 'until the point of death': Report
The CIA tortured al-Qaeda suspects "until the point of death" by drowning them in water-filled baths, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported on Sept. 8, ahead of the publication of a U.S. Senate report on interrogation techniques.