The 5 accused 9/11 plotters: Who are they?

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An undated image of Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, accused of murder and war crimes for the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks.

/ AP Photo/U.S. District Court

Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi

Al-Hawsawi, 43, of Saudi origin, is accused of serving as a paymaster and facilitator for the Sept. 11 operation from his post in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, providing money and travelers checks, air tickets, Western clothing and credit cards to four of the 9/11 hijackers (and to a fifth man who was ultimately denied entry to the United States).

He shared with one hijacker a United Arab Emirates-based financial account that funded the hijackers' activities in the month before the attacks. Al-Hawsawi also worked in the al Qaeda media center in Afghanistan from 2000 until he departed for the United Arab Emirates in early 2001.

He was captured in Pakistan in 2003 and held at Guantanamo, but the following year was transferred to a CIA "black prison." He was returned in Guantanamo in 2006.

In his testimony read at the 2006 trial of Zacarias Moussaoui (a convicted 9/11 conspirator), al-Hawsawi said he had seen Moussaoui at an al Qaeda guesthouse in Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the first half of 2001.

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daniwitz13-2009 says:: All of these "alleged" terrorist, are innocent but cannot prove it. While the Govt. cannot "prove" it, but will declare them guilty. The reason is that those in prison cannot go out and obtain evidence 10 years ago, while the Govt. don't have any evidence either, they have "words" as evidence. The "terrorists" cannot refute "words" like Mastermind, connected, plan, plot, had an idea, tried to, claimed, devising, linked, alleged, his role, accused of providing, to assist, said to have, reported to have, helped prepare, and any "word" that the Govt. can say was in his "MIND". But was ANY of these 'deeds' done by these "terrorist', NO. Was it in their 'minds' YES. But is it Constitutional to convict someone for their 'thoughts'?? Wanting to do something and doing it are miles apart. NOT to our Govt. though. ALL they need to tell a Jury is two "words" and that will seal their faith, "he 'intended' to and "conspired" to". NOT meaning they did anything, but 'wanted' to, and 'thought' about it." GUILTY as charged. Pity.; reply

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bigwavebill says:: something tells me if you waterboarded dick cheney 180 times he would admit to being the mastermind of 9/11, and the assassinations of jfk and mlk and anything else his interrogators wanted him to admit to.; reply