The 9/11 trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: A quiz
Question 12 of 21
12. Human rights experts characterize Mohammed’s treatment by CIA interrogators as torture. What justification did US officials offer for the coercive techniques they used?
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. (AP )
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He deserved it. |
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Agents assumed there were other terror attacks in the works and they wanted to collect actionable intelligence to prevent any further loss of life. |
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They wanted to treat him exactly as Al Qaeda would treat a captured US soldier, short of a grisly execution. |
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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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