Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Alleged 9/11 "20th hijacker" tried suicide - lawyer

A Saudi citizen who allegedly intended to be the "20th hijacker" on
Sept. 11 tried to kill himself last month at the U.S. prison camp in
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba after learning he faced charges that could carry
the death penalty, his lawyer said on Monday.

The prisoner,
Mohammed al Qahtani, cut himself at least three times in early April,
once deeply enough to produce "profuse bleeding" that required hospital
treatment
, said attorney Gitanjali Gutierrez.

Qahtani
apparently thought his execution was imminent and had a mental
breakdown. "He lost all hope and really had a very direct psychological
reaction to all of this," Gutierrez said
.

The only thing I have to say is:

Slit down the road not across the street. :)


Travis



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