Whatever became of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's children? Anyone know? Anyone care?

[NNN0LHI]

http://www.voanews.com/english/2007-03-12-voa40.cfm



Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (file photo)

Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Gets Guantanamo Hearing

By Al Pessin
Pentagon
12 March 2007

The U.S. Defense Department says it held hearings on Friday and Saturday at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for three of the most notorious terrorism suspects it is holding, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon.

Spokesman Bryan Whitman says Saturday's hearing reviewed the status of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who U.S. officials say planned the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington. Whitman could not say whether Mohammed chose to participate in the hearing, which is called a Combatant Status Review Tribunal.

He says review tribunals were held Friday for Ramzi Bin al-Shibh, who is alleged to have been planning to participate in the September 11 hijackings, and Abu Faraj al-Libi, who is alleged to have replaced Mohammed as the number three leader of the al-Qaida terrorist network.

The spokesman says at least one more review tribunal was scheduled for Monday, but he would not provide details.

Human Rights groups have sharply criticized the Guantanamo detainee process, saying the men are not provided with sufficient rights or legal representation.


http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/03/09/1047144871928.html

We have your sons: CIA

March 10 2003
By Olga Craig
Kuwait

Two young sons of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the suspected mastermind of the September 11 attacks, are being used by the CIA to force their father to talk.

Yousef al-Khalid, 9, and his brother, Abed al-Khalid, 7, were taken into custody in Pakistan in September when intelligence officers raided a flat in Karachi where their father had been hiding.

Mohammed fled just hours before the raid but his sons and another senior al-Qaeda member were found cowering behind a wardrobe in the apartment.

The boys have been held by the Pakistani authorities but this weekend they were flown to America where they will be questioned about their father. CIA interrogators confirmed that the boys were staying at a secret address where they were being encouraged to talk about their father's activities. "We are handling them with kid gloves," said one official. "After all, they are only little children, but we need to know as much about their father's recent activities as possible. We have child psychologists on hand at all times and they are given the best of care."

Mohammed, 37, is being held in solitary confinement at the Bagram US military base in Afghanistan. He is being subjected to "stress and duress" interrogation techniques.

[Selatius]

1. We're using "stress and duress" interrogation techniques on them.

I'm kidding of course, but don't run that idea past Dick Cheney. He might actually do it if he thought it was worthwhile.

[Old and In the Way]

2. Thanks for bringing this up.

Seems like they've disappeared. I, too, would like to know what our government's done with them. They were only 9 and 7...what could they possibly know or understand about the situation? I really hope that they weren't tortured to elicit a confession out of the father. We are better than that, aren't we?

[Cass]

3. Isn't there a children's section at Guantanamo? Camp Iguana I believe is the name.

Maybe they are there.

[NNN0LHI]

4. kick n/t

[NNN0LHI]

5. This guy has admitted to everything. I wonder why? n/t

[ck4829]

6. Did John Yoo have his way with them?

[NNN0LHI]

7. kick n/t

[oblivious]

8. The American government kidnaps children now?

[Bluerthanblue]

9. thanks for speaking for the kids NNNOLHI - hope someone

finds out what became of these young hostages.

If the shoe were on the other foot on this one, there would be no problem keeping it in the news.
How sad that so few people remember we are humans first-

to quote MLKjr-

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.

(on edit)
RATS! wanted to recommend this thread but I'm way too late- so I'll just have to kick it
:blush:

[Disturbed]

10. Isn't it illegal to keep children in captivity?

I presume that they have a mother that can take care of them. Have they been held hostage since 2003?

[Virginia Dare]

11. Since when did anyone in the chimp administration care..

about the law?

[uppityperson]

12. Looked for article a few days ago, found only old ones. kick.nt