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Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind
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Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for accused 9/11 mastermind

The Hindu  

The Biden administration succeeded Thursday in temporarily blocking accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed from entering a guilty plea in a deal that would spare him the risk of execution for al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. A three-judge appeals panel agreed to put on hold Mohammed’s guilty plea scheduled for Friday in a military commission courtroom at the U.S. naval …

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With 9/11 plea deals in flux, victims’ families sort through their feelings
1 day, 23 hours ago

With 9/11 plea deals in flux, victims’ families sort through their feelings

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — After his only child was killed on 9/11, Ken Fairben looked for justice in a far-off military courtroom on the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba. The attacks killed nearly 3,000 people, including paramedic Keith Fairben, at New York’s World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. Brett Eagleson, a son of Sept. 11 victim John …

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Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
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3 days, 12 hours ago

Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

The Hindu  

The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty in one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States. It said the government would be denied a chance for a public trial and the opportunity to …

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Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
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3 days, 15 hours ago

Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked a federal appeals court on Tuesday to block a plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed that would spare him the risk of the death penalty in one of the deadliest attacks ever on the United States. It said the government would be denied a chance for a public trial and the …

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Pentagon labels more Chinese companies as military in nature
4 days, 8 hours ago

Pentagon labels more Chinese companies as military in nature

Live Mint  

The Pentagon on Monday added a number of well-known Chinese businesses to a list of companies it identifies as military in nature, including some of the country’s largest internet, battery, science and shipping firms. The additions to the Defense Department’s list of “Chinese military companies" reflects its assessment that China fuses commercial and military technology. Among the new names on …

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U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge
4 days, 13 hours ago

U.S. transfers 11 Guantanamo detainees to Oman after more than two decades without charge

LA Times  

The latest release brings the total number of men detained at Guantanamo to 15. The Pentagon said Monday it had transferred 11 Yemeni men to Oman this week after holding them for more than two decades without charge at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. That’s the fewest since 2002, when President George W. Bush’s administration turned Guantanamo …

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Pentagon to consider honourable discharges for LGBTQ veterans in historic move
4 days, 13 hours ago

Pentagon to consider honourable discharges for LGBTQ veterans in historic move

India Today  

The US Department of Defense will consider granting honourable discharges to more than 30,000 gay and bisexual veterans who were barred from serving in the military because of their sexual orientation, legal filings showed on Monday. A Pentagon policy known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", which was in place from 1993 to 2011, barred openly gay and bisexual people from …

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China's Bold Power Play With Sixth Generation Fighters
5 days, 1 hour ago

China's Bold Power Play With Sixth Generation Fighters

The Quint  

The Pentagon report says that all four elements of the PLA – Army, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force – are upgrading their equipment and training techniques at a feverish pace. The PLA Ground Forces are well on its way to master what the Americans call the “joint fires” capability, involving the coordinated and integrated use of all elements of …

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Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status
5 days, 13 hours ago

Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status

NPR  

Pentagon agrees to settle historic lawsuit with LGBTQ+ veterans over discharge status toggle caption Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images Despite that the ban on gay troops ended more than a decade ago, a surprisingly small fraction of the tens of thousands of vets affected have accessed benefits they are due. But the plaintiffs in the lawsuit say the lingering stigma …

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Pentagon reaches settlement that could restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
5 days, 13 hours ago

Pentagon reaches settlement that could restore benefits to LGBTQ+ veterans discharged under ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of LGBTQ+ US military veterans who were discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy due to their sexuality could soon have an easier path to accessing more benefits for their service, according to a proposed legal settlement with the Pentagon. The discharge paperwork can keep veterans “from reenlisting in military service and burden them with discharge …

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What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria?
5 days, 13 hours ago

What is behind US strategy of keeping troops in post-Assad Syria?

Al Jazeera  

Washington, DC – The administration of United States President Joe Biden has said it is taking a wait-and-see approach to the fledgling government in Syria, with diplomats in recent weeks holding initial meetings with the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham head, and the country’s de facto leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa, as well as the newly appointed Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani. “Syria needs major …

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Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
1 week, 3 days ago

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

India Today  

WASHINGTON: A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at the U.S. military commission …

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Pentagon poured money into social media influencers and TV stars to attract Gen Z: report
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Pentagon poured money into social media influencers and TV stars to attract Gen Z: report

Raw Story  

The Pentagon enlisted entertainers MrBeast, Kelly Clarkson and Guy Fieri last year to help boost flagging enlistment, according to newly revealed documents. Rolling Stone obtained a Government Accountability report last month showing a 10-percent decline in military favorability among the Generation Z cohort, with only 35 percent holding a favorable view in 2021, compared to 46 percent five years earlier, …

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US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1
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US releases Guantanamo Bay prisoner held since day 1

The Independent  

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Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals
1 week, 3 days ago

Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals

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LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at …

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Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
1 week, 3 days ago

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants in the 9/11 attacks, a U.S. official said. Supporters of the plea agreements see them as a way of resolving the legally troubled case against the men at the U.S. military …

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Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee held without charge for over two decades
1 week, 4 days ago

Pentagon repatriates Guantánamo detainee held without charge for over two decades

Raw Story  

The Biden administration announced late Monday that it transferred a Tunisian man who was never charged with a crime out of the notorious Guantánamo Bay military prison in Cuba, a move that came more than a decade after the detainee was approved for release. Al-Yazidi was the fourth Guantánamo detainee in two weeks to be transferred from the prison by …

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Pentagon chief loses bid to reject Sept. 11, 2001, plea deals
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1 week, 4 days ago

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject Sept. 11, 2001, plea deals

LA Times  

Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III had contended that given the gravity of the Sept. 11 attacks, he should decide on any plea agreements that would spare the defendants the possibility of execution. A military appeals court has ruled against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s effort to throw out the plea deals reached for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and two other defendants …

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US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia
1 week, 4 days ago

US military releases long-held Guantanamo detainee to Tunisia

Al Jazeera  

Transfer of Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi from the US army prison in Cuba is the fourth in two weeks by the outgoing Biden administration. Ridah bin Saleh al-Yazidi was repatriated from the United States military prison in Cuba to Tunisia on Monday, the US Department of Defense said in a statement. The transfer is the fourth in two weeks by …

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US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects
1 week, 4 days ago

US military court clears way for possible plea deals for 9/11 suspects

Al Jazeera  

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin has sought to throw out a possible deal in a case complicated by accusations of CIA torture. A United States military appeals court has denied an effort by Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin to throw out possible plea deals for the alleged mastermind of the attacks on September 11, 2001, and his two co-conspirators. The deals could …

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Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin gets clearance to launch New Glenn rocket
1 week, 5 days ago

Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin gets clearance to launch New Glenn rocket

India Today  

In a significant advancement for the aerospace industry, the Federal Aviation Administration has granted Blue Origin, the rocket company founded by Jeff Bezos, a commercial space launch license for its New Glenn rocket. The inaugural flight of New Glenn will serve as a certification mission required by the U.S. Space Force before Blue Origin can begin launching national security payloads. …

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THAAD missile system: What is the defence system sent by US to Israel to assist in Middle East conflict?
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2 weeks ago

THAAD missile system: What is the defence system sent by US to Israel to assist in Middle East conflict?

The Independent  

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US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, in push to get aid out before leaving office
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US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, in push to get aid out before leaving office

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The United States is expected to announce that it will send $1.25 billion in military assistance to Ukraine, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Biden administration pushes to get as much aid to Kyiv as possible before leaving office on Jan. 20. The new aid comes as Russia has launched a barrage of attacks against Ukraine’s power facilities …

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Amid UFO sightings, ex-NASA pilot claims he nearly collided with mysterious metallic orbs: 'Suddenly, out of nowhere ...'
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Amid UFO sightings, ex-NASA pilot claims he nearly collided with mysterious metallic orbs: 'Suddenly, out of nowhere ...'

India Today  

With a series of UFO sightings making waves across the US, former NASA astronaut Leroy Chiao recalled a chilling encounter with two mysterious objects while flying his private plane last summer in Texas. Chiao said he had a brief but clear view of the orbs, which did not appear on his plane’s radar or show up on the display for …

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