going through these pretrial motions here? >> reporter: i think absolutely is. we've had a chance to talk at length to defense counsel here. the prosecution does not talk to the press, unfortunately, but the defense lawyers acknowledge they are incredibly frustrated because they believe, one lawyer referred to as this as a farce. they believe justice is not done. they have a different view of this case obviously than the prosecution but not suggesting their clients are innocent 100% innocent. some of them, many of them have confessed to these horrific crimes. absolutely. the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looming, and here we have a military commission system that just isn't working and the mastermind of the attack is sitting there in that courtroom today surrounded by, there are dozens of people, female lawyers wearing hijab, take breaks for