9/11 Suspect: Artist Drew My Nose Too Big

(CBS/AP)  The confessed mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America said a courtroom artist at his arraignment Thursday made his nose look too big.

No photographers were allowed inside the courtroom for the first appearance of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four alleged coconspirators on war crimes charges. So it fell to artist Janet Hamlin to provide the world with the first image of the al Qaeda kingpin since his capture in Pakistan in 2003.

Her rendering was reviewed to make sure it didn't include classified information, and wound up in Mohammed's hands when his defense team was given a look, said Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon.

Mohammed wasn't pleased.

"I heard he said I should compare it to the FBI photo of him," Hamlin said, clutching a copy of the much-publicized capture photo that showed Mohammed in a T-shirt looking disheveled and unshaven.

Asked if Mohammed had a point, Hamlin said: "I agree totally" before rushing back to the courtroom to downsize his nose.

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Gallery: Sketches Of High-Profile Trials

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Hamlin, who worked for The Associated Press before returning freelance work in New York, has made several trips to Guantanamo, and her sketches are being used in a media pool, with joint access.

It is not uncommon for courtroom figures to make artistic appeals. Some request more hair; others complain about double chins. New York-based courtroom artist Marilyn Church said that during the first World Trade Center bombing trial, a defense lawyer complained that his client was being portrayed as an angry terrorist.

"He looked pretty ferocious to me," Church said. "But I guess the testimony doesn't make you look kindly on them either."

[feelfree4u]

Re: "Posted by FeelFreee4U at 02:35 PM"

Michael Totten, you sniveling worm.

Has your wife found a man to be with instead of having to bear the embarrassment of being regularly disappointed by you? She is a brave woman to be seen in public with such an impotent failure.

I am flattered that you are so jealous of me that you would seek to imitate me.

It is quite sad, Michael Totten, that you can only snivel and cower, screeching for others to fight and die to appease your own shocking cowardice.

Oh well. I guess that is the burden that you must face, being a eunuch and all.

If anyone would like a good laugh, check out the inane ramblings of this craven fool, Michael Totten, at-

www.michaeltotten.com

[feelfreee4u]

Islam is like the Roach motel. You can be born in it, check into it, live around it and perhaps convert to it. But once you check into this roach motel, you can never leave.

Black Flag... Roaches check in but they don%u2019t check out!

Hotel California.. "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave".

You%u2019re either dealt the fate of being born into this filth with no way out, or you choose to convert because you have a Nazi like mentality. There%u2019s "no way out".

Islam is a disgusting cancer on this Earth.. a pimple on the a*ss of Satan.. A scourge that has scarred humanity for all time. And the worst part? "There%u2019s no way out".

[jegibbons]

THINK ABOUT how bad the torture must have been for this Super Star GITMO DETAINEE if his voiced concern is on how big his nose was drawn by the courtroom sketch artist. You know, I''ll bet he didn''t get a third portion of his favorite ice cream either.
Tst! Tst!

[godseyesore-2009]

I''m an artist, and the picture looks about right to me, but if I had been the recipient of his narcissistic complaint, I would have made it larger, as well as his whole head.

[greeneyes222]

Poor baby. He kills thousands of people and feels dissed because his nose was drawn too big.

Ask me if I care.

[msay3]

Posted by Humanavance at 09:49 AM : Jun 06, 2008
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Ummmmm I do worry about us Americans, since I happen to be one of them...Besides, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed admitted himself that he masterminded the 9/11 plot.

[ici2i]

Even if this guy was actually guilty of involvement with the events of 9/11/01, which is very unlikely, the most that he would be responsible for is the demolition of a few buildings, a few planes, and the deaths a few thousand Americans and non.

Meanwhile, our unelected Fuhrer has lied us into war Posted by FeelFree4U

You''ve got to be kidding me! This guy is getting a trial and hopefully a fair one. A tremendous crime on humanity and property was committed and you don''t think this is a priority. This and many countries are quite capable of carrying out multiple and simultaneous priority measures without excluding other important matters. As for your second paragraph, I this your point is well taken and shared by many but probably not embellished with exagerations. Get a grip man or you may find your self no better than those you wish to condemn and be condemned yourself.

[chenz66]

The justice system in this country is a joke. By all means let''s cater to these cowards.

[msay3]

What a hairy slime ball.....I could care less about his nose or his rights.....What about the rights of the Americans killed in the 9/11 attacks? He needs to be gone from this planet so he can''t harm another person...EVER!!!!

[mudrose-2009]

NOSE TOO BIG. IT BECOMES HIM FOR ALL THE LIES HE''S TOLD. DIE, FOOL, DIE.