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US spends $450 million annually on Gitmo facility where 9/11 trials are under way

By Tim Mak
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US spends $450 million annually on Gitmo facility where 9/11 trials are under way

GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA — When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed appears before the military commission trying him for war crimes, his day starts early, with a lawyer arriving at his cell around 5 a.m.

Each morning, Mohammed is reminded of his right to attend the proceedings in which he faces conspiracy charges related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000. In the most recent hearings, he opted to attend.

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