After being held at Guantanamo for over 6 years, Pentagon drops charges against "20th Hijacker"

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May. 13th, 2008 at 8:19 AM

* May 12, 2008 11:10 pm US/Eastern

Pentagon Drops Charges Against '20th Hijacker'

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ? The Pentagon has dropped charges against a Saudi at Guantanamo who was alleged to have been the so-called "20th hijacker" in the Sept. 11 attacks, his U.S. military defense lawyer said Monday.

Mohammed al-Qahtani was one of six men charged by the military in February with murder and war crimes for their alleged roles in the 2001 attacks. Authorities say al-Qahtani missed out on taking part in the attacks because he was denied entry to the U.S. by an immigration agent.

But in reviewing the case, the convening authority for military commissions, Susan Crawford, decided to dismiss the charges against al-Qahtani and proceed with the arraignment for the other five, said Army Lt. Col. Bryan Broyles, the Saudi's military lawyer.

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Continuity Of Government Drill Run In DC Today

White House and other parts of the executive branch having a Continuity of Government drill today

mparent7777 | Tue, 2008-05-13 20:20

Backing my claims about 9/11 questions

Backing my claims about 9/11 questions

mparent7777 | Tue, 2008-05-13 20:22

They need to get their lies straight

How many 20th hijackers are there in relation to 9/11?

Wasn't Moussaoui supposed to be the 20th hijacker?

That's what he was charged with and sentenced for, being the 20th.

So, how many 20th Hijackers are there?

3?....... 4?............. 5?..........Who knows.

And here's info on Moussaoui being helped by the FBI.

Why? Was Moussaoui a MOSSAD agent?

FBI chiefs blocked investigation of '20th hijacker'

This article appeared in the Guardian on Saturday May 25 2002 . It was last updated at 01:47 on May 25 2002.

High-ranking FBI officials repeatedly obstructed efforts to investigate Zacarias Moussaoui, the alleged "20th hijacker", in the days before September 11, a senior agent has claimed.

Coleen Rowley, of the FBI's Minneapolis office, said the agents who arrested Mr Moussaoui there in August last year became so frustrated by their superiors' repeated refusal to grant warrants to search his computer and personal belongings that they alerted the CIA directly - a breach of protocol for which they were reprimanded.
In a 13-page letter to the Senate intelligence committee and the FBI director, Robert Mueller, which was immediately classified, Ms Rowley rejected Mr Mueller's recent claim that the agency had no information on Mr Moussaoui that could have helped to predict or prevent the terrorist attacks.

The FBI said it would open an internal investigation, and the Senate panel has begun its own inquiry. Mr Moussaoui is currently facing terrorism charges in Virginia.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2002/may/25/afghanistan.usa

The FBI internal investigation went nowhere. But Ms. Rowley was forced to retire.

The two bosses in charge of this abomination, Cheney and Rumsfeld, are still out and free, living in the lap of luxury.

Go figure.

Greg Bacon | Tue, 2008-05-13 21:26

since the entire official story is bullshit..

..i say there's 6,660,000 twentieth century hijackers.

Grim Reaper | Tue, 2008-05-13 21:32

Gee, one would think the great news agencies would be better fac

Gee, one would think the great news agencies would be better fact checkers. Bacons comments show how easy it would be to check the facts. I guess the bigger question is how can you trust this news source when they are unable to keep track of the facts.?

LatinAmericanview | Tue, 2008-05-13 21:57

Save the Children? Not if they’re Palestinian

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thx, Greg. your contribution added to the main postings

mparent7777 | Tue, 2008-05-13 22:26

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