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Detainee was the mastermind of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Detainee described himself as the head of al-Qaida’s military committee.
Detainee has specifically stated he is the enemy of the United States.
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Sheikh Mohammed had previously been indicted for assisting in the planning of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Osama bin Laden had made him Chief of External Operations four months before his arrest.
The detainee is still held at Guantanamo Bay.
However, his formal submission was put on holdunder the orders of a federal appeals court.
have marred the evidence.
Because of this, the military judge may have had to discard key confessions in the governments case.
Even if this did not happen, war court prosecutors envisioned a lengthy trial of 12 to 18 months.
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The judge has said that his plea will fall under the Trump administration if allowed to go ahead.
Despite the proceedings being scheduled, the new administration throws the future of Sheikh Mohammeds plea deal into uncertainty.
Beyond the events portrayed inAmerican Manhunt: Osama bin Laden,his fate is uncertain underPresident Donald Trump.
