( CNN ) -- In September of 2006 , President Bush announced that 14 suspected terrorists who were being held in CIA custody had been transferred to the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . Alleged 9/11 planner Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was held in secret and moved to Guantanamo Bay , Cuba . The men were to be tried before military tribunals . U.S. officials have said the suspects are linked to terrorist plots -- both successful and thwarted . Those terror plots include the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali , the September 11 , 2001 , attacks , the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole in Yemen and the 1998 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania . During a news conference acknowledging the transfer of these prisoners , Bush told reporters what set them apart from other U.S. captives . `` These are dangerous men with unparalleled knowledge about terrorist networks and their plans for new attacks , '' said Bush . He said `` questioning the detainees in this program has given us information that has saved innocent lives by helping us stop new attacks -- here in the United States and across the world . '' Bush said the prisoners would be questioned at the Guantanamo prison `` subject to the new U.S. Army Field Manual '' and `` they will continue to be treated with the humanity that they denied others . '' `` I want to be absolutely clear with our people , and the world : The United States does not torture , '' said Bush . `` It 's against our laws , and it 's against our values . I have not authorized it -- and I will not authorize it . '' Although President Obama has promised to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay , prisoners there still face military tribunals . One of the 14 men has been moved from Guantanamo to U.S. soil and is being tried in federal court .
In ' 06 , suspected terrorists in CIA were moved from secret prisons to Gitmo . President Bush : Group of suspects related to Iraq , Bali bombings , and Cole . Interactive database includes photos , details on the 14 prisoners . One of the prisoners was moved to U.S. for federal trial .