Court puts plea deal on pause for 9/11 mastermind KSM: 23 years later, justice for terrorists is delayed again
A federal appeals court has ruled that as part of a deal with prosecutors, alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-conspirators were expected to plead guilty in a military tribunal scheduled for Friday. The public hearing was postponed. Although the moratorium has been welcomed by many opponents of the plea deal, it prolongs […]
Military judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 mastermind KSM, two other terrorists in shock ruling
A military judge ruled Wednesday that the plea deal that spared the death penalty for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other terrorists remains valid. The surprising move comes three months after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin rescinded the shocking plea deal a military commission had awarded Muhammad and two of his alleged accomplices […]
Biden-Harris Backtracked on KSM Plea Deal After ‘Political Disaster’
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio said the Biden-Harris administration rescinded the plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed thousands of Americans, after realizing it was a “political disaster.” “I think they realized this was a political disaster. I mean, this is […]
9/11 mastermind KSM and two other terrorists awaiting trial on Guantanamo Bay strike plea deals
Three men who allegedly helped plan the September 11 terrorist attacks and are currently awaiting trial in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have accepted plea deals with the military commission convening authority. Family members of 9/11 victims told The Washington Post that as part of the plea deals, the terrorism suspects […]