Ali Saleh Kahlah Marri
Los Angeles Times: Ali Saleh Kahlah Marri admits helping 9/11 architects
His plea agreement is seen as disposing of a legally thorny case that was once bound for the Supreme Court. As an 'enemy combatant' he spent five years in a U.S. brig, uncharged.
By Joel Hood and Josh Meyer
May 1, 2009
Reporting from Washington and Peoria, Ill. — Accused Al Qaeda sleeper agent Ali Saleh Kahlah Marri on Thursday pleaded guilty to supporting the architects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
In a plea agreement entered before U.S. District Judge Michael Mihm in Peoria, Ill., Marri admitted to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. He spoke softly and smiled occasionally as Mihm read aloud a timeline that described Marri's attendance at terrorist training camps in Pakistan and his research into cyanide compounds and other chemical agents.