Transcripts of Hearings For Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (REVISED Mar. 15), Abu Faraj al-Libi, & Ramzi Binalshibh
By Andrew Cochran
Here are the transcripts of the hearings held by the Defense Department with the three most senior Al Qaeda leaders in custody in the world, first provided to us by Jean Charles Brisard. The Defense Department has posted more information at a special website.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, REVISED, March 15: "I was responsible for the 9/11 operation from A to Z" and "I decapitated with my blessed right hand the head of the American Jew, Daniel Pearl, in the city of Karachi, Pakistan"
Abu Faraj al-Libi (who did not attend his session)
Ramzi Binalshibh (who refused to attend the session)
KSM claimed responsibility for planning up to 28 attacks, some of which were never carried out, and complained of torture while in custody. Al-Libi reportedly masterminded two bombings in Pakistan in December 2003 targeting President Pervez Musharraf for his support of the U.S.-led war on terror. Binalshibh is suspected of helping Mohammed with the 9-11 attack plan and is linked to a plot to crash aircraft into London's Heathrow Airport.