{"id":730399,"date":"2021-09-08T12:36:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=730399"},"modified":"2021-09-08T12:36:16","modified_gmt":"2021-09-08T16:36:16","slug":"voir-dire-begins-in-case-of-architects-of-9-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/voir-dire-begins-in-case-of-architects-of-9-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Voir dire begins in case of architects of 9\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvoir-dire-begins-in-case-of-architects-of-9-11%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=730399&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2513399\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2513399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears in Guant\u00e1namo Bay. (AP Photo)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 9:29 AM PT \u2013 Wednesday, September 8, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Nine years after their arraignment, the trial of the five men charged with facilitating the attacks on September 11, 2001 resumes. On Tuesday, the defendants in the United States v. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, et al appeared before Judge Col. Matthew McCall at the Guantanamo Bay military base for a pre-trial hearing.<\/p>\n<p>McCall will determine whether or not the confessions of the five men can be used against them or whether the use of \u201cenhanced interrogation techniques\u201d renders the statements inadmissible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most important issues in the case is how the torture of these men is going to ultimately affect the trial,\u201d stated James Connell, attorney for Ammar al Baluchi. \u201cAnd trials mean evidence and the destruction of evidence. The intentional destruction of evidence takes away from the defense and really the American people information about what actually happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A large portion of Tuesday\u2019s hearing was ironing out issues regarding Guantanamo\u2019s COVID restrictions, including the implementation of a remote hearing and ensuring the court schedule didn\u2019t interfere with either the defendant\u2019s meal or prayer times. Then, the voir dire or preliminary examination of colonel McCall began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of issues that drive why this case takes so long and today is a perfect example,\u201d Connell continued. \u201cToday, while we were dealing with either the fourth or the ninth judge in the case, depending on how you count.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Initially there were concerns about Col. McCall\u2019s lack of experience as a military judge, but ultimately he was found to meet the requirements.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The US gov spent an estimated $161.5 million housing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlQaeda?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AlQaeda<\/a>&#8216;s Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the organizer of the Sept 11, 2001 attacks at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Guantanamo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Guantanamo<\/a>. There is still no official trial date nearly 20 years after the attacks. <\/p>\n<p>Why keep him alive?<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RO5kZ6tekh\">https:\/\/t.co\/RO5kZ6tekh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OTQVYNhANr\">pic.twitter.com\/OTQVYNhANr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trish Regan (@trish_regan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trish_regan\/status\/1435565851382587392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The five men have been charged with a number of offenses, including conspiracy, attacking civilians, murder in violation of the law of war, hijacking and terrorism. The legal teams of each of the five have until Thursday to file their defense theories.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/reverend-says-capitol-police-denied-him-ability-to-hold-prayer-vigil-on-9-11\/\">Reverend Says Capitol Police Denied Him Ability To Hold Prayer Vigil On 9\/11<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears in Guant\u00e1namo Bay. 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