Five Guantanamo Bay prisoners confessed to organizing the attacks of 11 September and is proud of

Five defendants from prison, Guanta Bay, accused of planning the attacks of 11 September 2001, killing 3000 people have been officially recognized this and expressed pride for what, reported The New York Times (full text - on the site InoPressa.ru).

Prisoners transferred on 5 March in the U.S. military commission investigating the case, a document entitled "The Muslim response to the nine charges of government". In the document, five defendants called themselves "the Shura Council of 11 September" and claim that their acts were offering to God. "For us, this is not the prosecution ... for us - it is a sign of honor, which we bear with pride," - said the prisoners, who read a representative of the U.S. government. According to the newspaper, the documents could be released on Tuesday.

"The strategic goal of applying it is not clear," - writes the newspaper. All five stated that the court wanted to protect themselves, but the judge has not yet been found in whether the two of them to do so, notes the publication.

We know that to have recognized Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who earlier, as the remaining four recognized already been indicted on charges of planning terrorist attacks on September 11 in the USA.

Recall, earlier said several prisoners Guanta military commission that planned the attacks of 11 September 2001, which considered them as an act of martyrdom.

Two passenger planes, hijacked by terrorists, 11 September 2001 crashed into the twin towers of World Trade Center in New York, completely destroying them. Another aircraft, controlled by terrorists, crashed into the west wing houses the Ministry of Defense in Washington. A fourth passenger airliner, also hijacked by terrorists, fell and crashed near the city of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). According to official figures, in New York killed 2749 people in Washington - 189 people in Pennsylvania - 44 people.

The prison at Guanta Bay was set up after the attacks of 11 September 2001 for the detention of persons suspected or accused of terrorism. U.S. and international human rights advocates criticized the Bush administration for serious human rights violations against the Guantá prisoners, including torture, mental and physical humiliation, abuse of religious feelings of the prisoners, as well as holding people without charges.

Since 2002, from Guanta Bay were released 520 prisoners. There are currently in prison are about 250 prisoners, 60 of which the Pentagon is ready to release. DOD U.S. suspects that some of the 60 released to freedom in 2002, prisoners of Guanta Bay have returned to terrorist activities.

Closing the prison at Guanta Bay was one of the main election promises of Obama.