Defenders of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, 4 others ask Guantanamo judge to dismiss charges

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Publish Date: 05-17-2008 12:00 AM -0700

They say tribunal legal advisor Thomas Hartmann -- who's been barred from a case against Osama bin Laden's driver -- acted unfairly and illegally to get KSM and his alleged co-conspirators prosecuted.

Military attorneys for confessed Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators called Friday for the dismissal of the charges against the men, saying an Air Force general advising the tribunals applied "unlawful influence" to bring them to trial.

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