UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE I. D-101 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Commission Order Regarding ProSe Filing: v. KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED, WALlO MUHAMMAD SALIH MUBARAK BIN 'ATTASH, RAMZI BIN AL SHIBH, All ABDUL-AZIZ All, MUSTAFA AHMED ADAM AL HAWSAWI "The Islamic Response to the Government's Nine Accusations" 1. On 5 March 2009, the Commission received and reviewed in chambers D-101, an unclassified document titled "The Islamic Response to the Government's Nine Accusations", filed prose by the above named Accused. 2. The Commission directs that copies of this pleading be served upon the prosecution and defense counsel of record, to include stand-by counsel. The Commission further directs the pleading be provided to the Clerk of Court for immediate public release. 3. As this pleading seeks no specific relief, no responses are required by either the prosecution or defense. 4. The Clerk of Court is directed to have this order translated into Arabic and served upon each of the Accused So Ordered this 9 1h day of March, 2009: /s/ Stephen R. Henley Colonel, U.S. Army Military Judge Appellate Exhibit 254EE (Gov) Page67 of76 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE -rs1ec1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs. THE ISlAMIC RESPONSE TO THE KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED WAllO BIN 'ATTASH RAMZI BIN AS-SHIBH 'All 'ABO AL-'AZIZ 'ALl GOVERNMENT'S NINE ACCUSATIONS MUSTAFA AHMED Al-HAWSAWI In the Name of Alla h, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate The 9/11 Shura' council Many thanks to God who revealed t he Torah, the Bible, and the Quran, and may God praise his messenger, the prophet Mohamed, so that he causes mercy to the two realms. Also, may God praise the prophet's household, his entire companionship, and his followers until judgment day. With regards to t hese nine accusations that you are putting us on trial for; to us, they are not accusations. To us they are badges of honor, which we carry with pride. Many thanks to God, for his kind gesture, and choosing us to perform the act of Jihad fo r his cau se and to defend Islam and Muslims. Therefore, killing you and fighting you, destroying you and terrorizing you, responding back to your attacks, are all considered to be great legitimate duty in our religion. These actions are our offerings to God. In addition, it is the imposed reality on Muslims in Palestine, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq, in the land of the two holy sites {M ecca and M edina, Saudi Arabia], and in the rest of the world, where Muslims are suffering from your brutality, terrorism, killing of the innocent, and occupying their lands and their holy sites. Nevertheless, it would have been the greatest religious duty to fight you over your infidelity. However, today, we fight you over defending Muslims, their land, the ir holy sites, and their religion as a whole. The following is our Islamic response back to your nine untenable, just like a spider web, accust~tions: First, "the conspiracy accusation": This is avery laughable accusation. Were you expecting us to inform you about our secret attack plans? Your intelligence apparatus, with all its abilities, human and logistical, had failed to discover our military attack plans before the blessed 11 September operation. They were unable to foil our attack. We ask, why then should you blame us, holding us accountable and putting us on trial? Blame yourselves and your failed intelligence apparatus and hold them accountable, not us. Page 11 Appellate Exhibit 254EE (Gov) Page6Sof76 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RE LEASE UNCLASSIFIED//FOR PUBLIC RELEASE TS!sel With regards to us, we were exercising caution and secrecy in our war against you. This is a natural matter, where God has taught us in his book, verse 71 from An·Nisa; ((0 you be/Tevers! Take your precautions, and either go forth (on an expedition) in parties, or go forth together.)) Also, as the prophet has stated: "War is to deceive." With regards to tbe second, third, and forth accusations; "Attacking civilians," " Att