Plans Fade for US Trial of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, will probably remain in military detention without trial for the foreseeable future, according to Obama administration officials.
The administration has concluded that it cannot put Mohammed on trial in federal court because of the opposition of lawmakers in Congress and in New York.
There is also little internal support for resurrecting a military prosecution at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The latter option would alienate liberal supporters.