Pentagon charges six Sept. 11 suspects with murder; seeks death penalty

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Monday charged six Guantanamo Bay detainees with murder and war crimes for the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Officials sought the death penalty in the unprecedented military tribunal case that has been clouded by revelations the key suspect suffered interrogation tactics that critics call torture.

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