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  • Bush official says Gitmo detainee (9-11 "20th hijacker") was tortured

    01/16/2009 11:47:05 PM PST · by FocusNexus · 46 replies · 1,216+ views
    CNN ^ | Jan. 16, 2009 | CNN
    Susan Crawford, the retired judge in charge of determining which Guantanamo detainees should be tried by a U.S. military commision, has refused to refer the case of Mohammed al-Qahtani to prosecutors because of that assessment, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. "We tortured (Mohammed al-) Qahtani," Crawford told the Post. "His treatment met the legal definition of torture. And that's why I did not refer the case" for prosecution. Military prosecutors have accused al-Qahtani of helping to plan the September 11, 2001, terror attacks, and believe he may have sought to participate, possibly as the "20th hijacker." The United States had...