Tuesday, March 18, 2014

September 11 Mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed: Al-Qaida In 'War Of Attrition' With US

Khalid Shaikh Mohamed. Wikipedia

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed: al-Qaida In 'War Of Attrition' With US -- The Guardian

• Guantánamo inmate speaks to Abu Ghaith attorneys
• Statement is most extensive since 2008

The accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks has said al-Qaida is in “a war of attrition” with the United States, in one of the only statements he has issued since his capture in 2003 and subsequent torture.

In the course of an interview with US defense attorneys for Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law filed to the New York federal court where the son-in-law faces conspiracy charges, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed mused expansively on the ideology that powered the 2001 terrorist attacks and changed the course of US foreign policy.

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Update #1: September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed claims bin Laden spokesperson Abu Ghaith had no hand in attack -- Daily Mail
Update #2: 9/11 mastermind defends bin Laden's son-in-law in court statement -- CNN

My Comment:  A war of attrition that we are clearly losing.

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