Officials: Mohammed exaggerated claims
By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer Thu Mar 15, 6:29 PM ET
WASHINGTON - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed's claims that he was responsible for dozens of successful, foiled and imagined attacks in the past 15 years relies on a loose definition of the word "responsible." Officials say the 9/11 mastermind was key to some plots but a bit player in others.
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The 31 on his list range from the stunningly vicious suicide hijackings of Sept. 11, 2001, to others that current and former government officials say were more talk than concrete plans, such as a plot to kill Jimmy Carter and other former U.S. presidents.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, noting Mohammed's activities are likely to be the subject of an upcoming military tribunal.
His confession, his first public statement since
his March 2003 capture in Pakistan, came in a closed-door hearing in the newly established U.S. tribunal process. A 26-page transcript of the Saturday session at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was made public Wednesday night.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070315/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/terrorist_plots_4
Important: Huge Problem with KSM Confession
In his confession, KSM claims:
"I was responsible for planning, training, surveying, and financing for the New (or Second) Wave of attacks against the following skyscrapers after 9/11: ...
Plaza Bank, Washington state"
The
Plaza Bank was not founded until 2006 according to their official Web site:
" Founded in early 2006, with a vision of creating the leading commercial bank in the Pacific Northwest, Plaza Bank’s story quickly captured the hearts and passion of some of the region’s leading business minds. From Jack Creighton, former CEO of Weyerhaeuser and United Airlines, to former Seattle Mariner Edgar Martinez, and nationally acclaimed salon operator Gene Juárez, the story of a bank founded to bring “class to the mass” simply could not be contained."
I think we can say for quite certain that whomever is being held as KSM was either caught recently or that his entire confession is a fraud.
http://www.rawstory.com/showarticle.php?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.atlargely.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fimportant_huge_.html
Brian Ross and Richard Esposito reported for ABC's The Blotter that "new rules issued by the Pentagon today prohibit water boarding, though there was no clear acknowledgement that it was permitted previously," and that "CIA officers told ABC News that 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed lasted the longest under water boarding, two and a half minutes, before beginning to talk."
http://rawstory.com/news/2007/Can_Khalid_Sheikh_Mohammeds_tortured_testimony_0315.html
Satire: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Confesses, and Wants His Fingers Back
http://integral-options.blogspot.com/2007/03/satire-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-confesses.html