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The 9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: A quiz

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A photo downloaded from the Arabic language Internet site www.muslm.net and purporting to show a man identified by the Internet site as Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the Sep. 11 attacks, is seen in detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, is the lead defendant in what may become the most important US war crimes tribunal since Nuremberg. How much do you know about him and the case against him? Take our quiz.

  • By Warren Richey Staff writer

1. Human rights experts characterize Mohammed’s treatment by CIA interrogators as torture. What justification did US officials offer for the coercive techniques they used?

He deserved it.

Agents assumed there were other terror attacks in the works and they wanted to collect actionable intelligence to prevent any further loss of life.

They wanted to treat him exactly as Al Qaeda would treat a captured US soldier, short of a grisly execution.

He was proud of the 9/11 operation, asked to see a lawyer before answering any questions, and wondered aloud who might play him in the movie.
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