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US Defense Secretary revokes plea deal with three accused 9/11 masterminds and accomplices

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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has revoked plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, and two of his accomplices. The deals, which were announced on Wednesday, would have seen the trio plead guilty to conspiracy charges in exchange for life sentences, effectively taking the death penalty off the table. However, the revocation of the deals means that the trio will now face the death penalty.

  1. Mike Rogers
    Democratic Party
    1. This deal signals willingness to negotiate with terrorists who deliberately harm Americans.
  2. US
    Lindsay Graham
    Republican Party
    1. The previous plea deal would have sent absolutely the wrong signal to terrorists throughout the world.
  3. US
    Lloyd Austin
    US Department of Defense
    1. I hereby withdraw your authority. Effective immediately, in the exercise of my authority, I hereby withdraw from the three pre-trial agreements.
    2. I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused... responsibility for such a decision should rest with me as the superior authority.

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sources

  1. 1.CNA News
  2. 2.ABC News (Australia)
  3. 3.BBC
  4. 4.The Guardian
  5. 5.Le Monde
  6. 6.South China Morning Post
  7. 7.CTV News
  8. 8.Al Jazeera
  9. 9.France 24
  10. 10.Associated Press
  11. 11.New York Times
  12. 12.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.Islamic Terrorism
  3. 3.US Politics
  4. 4.War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
  5. 5.September 11 attacks

countries

  1. 1.AfghanistanAF
  2. 2.CubaCU
  3. 3.IraqIQ
  4. 4.JapanJP
  5. 5.PakistanPK
  6. 6.Saudi ArabiaSA
  7. 7.United StatesUS
  8. 8.YemenYE

organizations

  1. 1.Republican Party
  2. 2.al-Qaeda
  3. 3.Central Intelligence AgencyUS
  4. 4.PentagonUS
  5. 5.US House Armed Services Committee
  6. 6.Center for Constitutional Rights
  7. 7.House of Representatives
  8. 8.White HouseUS
  9. 9.US Navy

persons

  1. 1.James Cromitie
  2. 2.Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
  3. 3.Lloyd AustinUS
  4. 4.Walid Bin Attash
  5. 5.Mike JohnsonUS
  6. 6.Joe BidenUS
  7. 7.Osama Bin Laden
  8. 8.George W BushUS
  9. 9.James David VanceUS
  10. 10.Mike Rogers
  11. 11.Mitch McconnellUS
  12. 12.Donald TrumpUS

technicals

  1. 1.September 11 Terrorist Attacks
  2. 2.USS Cole
  3. 3.Global War on Terror
  4. 4.Guantánamo Bay Naval Base
  5. 5.Pearl Harbor
US Defense Secretary revokes plea deal with three accused 9/11 masterminds and accomplices