Judge, Defense Discuss 9/11 Suspects' Ability to Self-represent

Defense lawyers for the five Guantanamo Bay suspects accused of plotting the September 11 terror attacks debated Tuesday how the men could potentially represent themselves, citing security restrictions in their death penalty cases. A pre-trial hearing stalled on Monday when Walid bin Attash, a Yemeni accused of running an al-Qaida camp in Afghanistan, told his attorneys -- a civilian and a member of the military -- he no longer trusted them and asked the military court how he might...

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