NOTE to students: Look for a “Remembering 9/11” Daily News Article post on Monday, Sept. 9. (Includes first-hand accounts, videos and a timeline). And check out today’s Cartoon.

1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. List the charges brought against Mohammed and the four other Islamic terrorist who will be tried with him.

3. What punishment do the terrorists face?

4. a) When/where was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed captured?
b) Arraign is defined as to formally accuse someone of a particular crime in a court of law and to ask the accused to state guilt or innocence. How many years ago were Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other four arraigned?
c) How did Mohammed plead during his arraignment? What did he say about 9/11? Why did he make this plea?

5. What other heinous terrorist acts did Mohammed admit to committing?

6. a) What did the terrorist’s attorney, David Nevin, say about the trial?
b) Some Americans say a foreign terrorist who murdered innocent civilians should not be granted the ability to make these appeals to civilian courts, but should be tried as an enemy combatant in military court. Others say they should be tried in civilian criminal court and granted all rights and appeals process that U.S. civilians accused of regular crimes are granted. What do you think? Explain your answer.

7. a) The terrorists have used various delaying tactics, and now asked for a plea deal. How has the Trump Administration responded to this?
b) Do you agree or disagree with this decision? Explain your answer.

8. After Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was captured, he was interrogated by psychologist James Mitchell. Under “Resources” below, watch a September 11, 2018 interview with Dr. Mitchell as he talks about Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Starting at 4:12, Dr. Mitchell says in part that Mohammed and the others should be “subjected to a military commission, found guilty and…executed. We should not be bending over backwards to let them file thousands of motions because justice delayed cheats the victims and the families of the people who were killed in those attacks from true justice.” Do you agree with Dr. Mitchell? Explain your answer.

CHALLENGE: Watch clips from a longer interview with Dr. Mitchell (from March 2017) as he goes into detail about the interrogation of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (see "Resources" below).