Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was born in Kuwaiti in either 1964 or 65. His family is originally from Baluchistan, Pakistan. He is an uncle of Ramzi Yousef.

Andy Worthington on the shame and disappointment of the Obama administration's retreat from federal court trials for the 9/11 accused.

Andy Worthington on President Obama's distressing decision to endorse indefinite detention at Guantanamo - and to revive military trials.

You Don’t Like the Truth – 4 Days Inside Guantanamo is a stunning documentary based on security camera footage from an encounter in Guantanamo Bay between a team of Canadian intelligence agents and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr, then a 16-year-old detainee. 

Andy Worthington on the Obama administration's distressing lack of logic regarding the disposition of Guantanamo prisoners.

Andy Worthington on what lies behind the plea deal of Guantanamo prisoner Noor Uthman Muhammed in his Military Commission trial.

Andy Worthington laments the return of the Military Commissions at Guantanamo, and tells the stories of the men facing trials.

Andy Worthington explains why new legislation endorsing indefinite detention for "War on Terror" prisoners is a bad idea.

Andy Worthington on the troubling and unprincipled Republican response to the verdict in the trial of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani.

This is the eighth part of an exclusive nine-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.

Andy Worthington's epitaph for US justice, following the 40-year sentence given to Omar Khadr by his military jury.

Andy Worthington reports on letters revealed in court at Guantanamo last week, which show Omar Khadr's kindness and humanity.

Andy Worthington looks at how torture has been hidden in Omar Khadr's trial by Military Commission.

Andy Worthington on how the US authorities have continued to distort Omar Khadr's case in the sentencing hearings this week.

Andy Worthington wonders whether Omar Khadr's plea deal involves the truth, and despairs that it defends the broken Commission system.

This is the sixth part of an exclusive nine-part series telling the stories of all 174 prisoners in Guantanamo.

Omar Khadr was taken in to US custody at the age of 15 - horrifically wounded, emaciated and unconscious. Almost nine years later he remains the only western national held in Guantanamo Bay. Cageprisoners speaks to his sister, Zaynab, about the extraordinary plight of Omar Khadr and his family.

Court was back in session this week at Guantanamo Bay, this time for a pre-trial hearing in the case against Noor Uthman Muhammed. Noor, as he is known, is one of the last Sudanese nationals still being held at Guantanamo.