Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Guantanamo inmate accused of being main plotter of 9/11 attacks to plead guilty

The Independent  

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Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors’ evidence in 9/11 attacks
1 month, 1 week ago

Newly unsealed documents reveal more details of prosecutors’ evidence in 9/11 attacks

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Newly unsealed documents give one of the most detailed views yet of the evidence gathered on the accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, including how prosecutors allege he and others interacted with the hijackers who carried out the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The summaries of evidence released Thursday include Mohammed’s own statements over the years, phone records and …

Families of 9/11 victims’ two-decade wait for justice goes on as Biden blocks plea deal for accused mastermind
2 months ago

Families of 9/11 victims’ two-decade wait for justice goes on as Biden blocks plea deal for accused mastermind

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Biden administration succeeded …

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

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 …

Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward
2 months, 1 week ago

Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed battle to let his guilty plea go forward

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Lawyers for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed are urging a federal appeals panel to let his scheduled guilty plea Friday n Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, go forward in a plea agreement that would spare him and two co-defendants the risk of the death penalty in al-Qaida’s notorious Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Defense lawyers in a filing late Wednesday …

The Biden administration succeeds in temporarily blocking a plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind
2 months, 1 week ago

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

LA Times  

A 2008 courtroom drawing shows Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, center, and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash, left, attending a pretrial session at the U.S. military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay naval base in Cuba. The Biden administration succeeded Thursday in temporarily blocking Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of being the mastermind behind 9/11, from entering a guilty plea in a deal that would spare …

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are halted by federal appeals court
2 months, 1 week ago

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are halted by federal appeals court

NPR  

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are halted by federal appeals court toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images In another last-minute twist in a legal drama consuming the September 11th terrorism case, a federal appeals court has delayed a hearing at which the alleged ringleader of the attacks was scheduled to plead guilty at the U.S. military court in Guantánamo …

Guantanamo’s prisoners have reached a pivotal moment. So has the 9/11 case. Here’s what to know
2 months, 1 week ago

Guantanamo’s prisoners have reached a pivotal moment. So has the 9/11 case. Here’s what to know

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — After 23 years, the fate of the last remaining Guantanamo detainees swept up worldwide after al-Qaida’s shattering Sept. 11, 2001, attacks is reaching a pivotal moment this month. Here’s a look at the Guantanamo cases: How the detainees ended up in military custody outside the US The Bush administration’s January 2002 decision to hold foreigners taken into custody …

Biden administration moves to block plea agreement for 9/11 mastermind
2 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration moves to block plea agreement for 9/11 mastermind

Firstpost  

The Justice Department argued in a brief filed with a federal appeals court in the District of Columbia that the government would be irreparably harmed if the guilty pleas were accepted for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks A courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Khalid Sheikh …

Biden administration asks court to block plea deal for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks
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2 months, 1 week 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 …

US court rules plea agreements for 9/11 suspects valid despite Pentagon's attempt to invalidate
2 months, 2 weeks ago

US court rules plea agreements for 9/11 suspects valid despite Pentagon's attempt to invalidate

Hindustan Times  

A U.S. military appeals court has ruled that plea deals related to the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two accomplices can proceed after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had earlier moved to invalidate the agreements. In November, a U.S. military judge ruled that Austin acted too late on revoking the plea deals and that they were …

Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Pentagon Chief Loses Bid To Reject 9/11 Plea Deals

Huff Post  

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 …

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Pentagon chief loses bid to reject Sept. 11, 2001, plea deals
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2 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Defense Secretary strips Guantánamo official of power to reach settlements, after 9/11 plotter controversy
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Defense Secretary strips Guantánamo official of power to reach settlements, after 9/11 plotter controversy

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the authority of the official …

US will appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
4 months, 1 week ago

US will appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid, a defense official said Saturday. The ruling this past week voided Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s order to throw out the deals and concluded that the …

U.S. to appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
4 months, 1 week ago

U.S. to appeal judge’s ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty

LA Times  

A military judge had voided Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order to throw out plea deals by three defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the U.S. The recent ruling voided Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III’s order to throw out the deals, and it concluded that the plea agreements were valid. The department will The ruling …

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
4 months, 1 week ago

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid, voiding an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the deals, a government official said. Unless government prosecutors or others attempt to challenge the plea deals again, McCall’s ruling means that the three 9/11 …

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others
4 months, 1 week ago

Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others

Politico  

The plea deals in the Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaida attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people spurred immediate political blowback by Republican lawmakers and others when announced in late July. The agreements, and Austin’s attempt to reverse them, have been one of the most fraught episodes in a U.S. prosecution marked by delays and legal difficulties, including years of ongoing pretrial …

Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused
5 months ago

Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused

The Independent  

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News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants
6 months, 1 week ago

News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Seven news organizations filed a legal motion Friday asking the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to make public the plea agreement that prosecutors struck with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two fellow defendants. The controversy grew when Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced days later he was revoking the deal, the product of two years …

‘Original sin’: Torture of 9/11 suspects means that even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Original sin’: Torture of 9/11 suspects means that even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict

LA Times  

Terry Strada, national chair of 9/11 Families United, said she is still willing to wait years for justice for suspects in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and for “the punishment to fit the crime. And that would be the death penalty.” A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the man accused of plotting the Sept. 11 attacks …

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
7 months, 1 week ago

Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants

The Independent  

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U.S. revokes plea deals with three 9/11 suspects
7 months, 2 weeks ago

U.S. revokes plea deals with three 9/11 suspects

The Hindu  

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday revoked plea deals agreed to earlier this week with the man accused of masterminding the Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and two accomplices, who are held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Many Republican lawmakers, including House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, strongly …

Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Friday overrode a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death-penalty cases. Letters sent to families of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the al-Qaida attacks said the plea agreement stipulated the three would serve life sentences …

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed agrees to plea deal to avoid death penalty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed agrees to plea deal to avoid death penalty

The Independent  

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US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
7 months, 2 weeks ago

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Al Jazeera  

Mohammed and two other defendants likely to enter formal plea next week over attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. The United States has announced plea agreements with three men held in Guantanamo and accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, attacks, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. The Pentagon did not release full details of the deals involving Mohammed, Walid …

Three alleged 9/11 plotters have pled guilty: The daughter of a victim reacts
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Three alleged 9/11 plotters have pled guilty: The daughter of a victim reacts

NPR  

Three alleged 9/11 plotters have pled guilty: The daughter of a victim reacts Three men behind the 9/11 attacks have agreed to plead guilty in exchange for a life sentence. And I think it's really important to recognize that there are so many different family members who have different opinions and rightfully so. MILLER: It's funny because my mom had …

Families of 9/11 victims 'deeply troubled' after mastermind of attacks strikes plea deal, claim they are denied 'chance to learn the full truth'
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Families of 9/11 victims 'deeply troubled' after mastermind of attacks strikes plea deal, claim they are denied 'chance to learn the full truth'

Daily Mail  

The families of victims of 9/11 said they were 'deeply troubled' after the architect of the attacks and two others agreed to plea deals after decades in US detention. Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9:03 a.m. on September 11 Chief prosecutor Rear Admiral Aaron Rugh …

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the mastermind of al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Additionally, Eviatar said, “the Biden administration must also take all necessary measures to ensure that a program of state-sanctioned enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment will never be perpetrated by the …

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused 9/11 mastermind, agrees to plead guilty
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused 9/11 mastermind, agrees to plead guilty

LA Times  

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the alleged Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture in 2003. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of Al Qaeda’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, has agreed to plead guilty, the Defense Department said Wednesday. Mohammed and two accomplices, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa Hawsawi, are expected to enter the pleas …

9/11 attack: US reaches plea deal with alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
7 months, 2 weeks ago

9/11 attack: US reaches plea deal with alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

CNN  

CNN — The US has reached a plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two other defendants accused of plotting the 2001 terror attacks, according to the Defense Department. “The decision to enter into a pre-trial agreement after 12 years of pre-trial litigation was not reached lightly; however, it is our collective, reasoned, and good-faith judgment that …

Defense Department reaches plea agreement with 3 of the men charged in 9/11 attacks
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Defense Department reaches plea agreement with 3 of the men charged in 9/11 attacks

NPR  

Defense Department reaches plea agreement with 3 of the men charged in 9/11 attacks The U.S. Defense Department has reached a plea agreement with three of the five men charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad. AILSA CHANG, HOST: After spending almost two decades at Guantanamo Bay, the alleged mastermind of the …

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
1 year, 7 months ago

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under consideration to bring an end to their more than decadelong prosecution, the Pentagon has advised families of some of the thousands killed. It told the families that while no plea agreement “has been finalized, …

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, U.S. tells families
1 year, 7 months ago

Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, U.S. tells families

LA Times  

Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is suspected of planning the Sept. 11 attacks, may never face the death penalty under plea agreements under consideration, the Pentagon and FBI have advised families of some of the thousands killed. The suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants may never face the death penalty under plea agreements now under …

Man accused of plotting attacks in US pleaded guilty in 2015
7 years, 8 months ago

Man accused of plotting attacks in US pleaded guilty in 2015

Associated Press  

An Ohio man charged with plotting to kill military members in the U.S. after receiving training in Syria pleaded guilty two years ago to terrorism charges, according to court documents unsealed Thursday. Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, a Somali-born naturalized citizen of the U.S., pleaded guilty in August 2015 to supporting terrorism, supporting a terrorist group and making a false statement to …

9/11 attack mastermind, co-plotters arraigned at Guantanamo
12 years, 10 months ago

9/11 attack mastermind, co-plotters arraigned at Guantanamo

China Daily  

Five suspects accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States have been arraigned on nearly 3,000 counts of murder and other terrorism-related charges. The military's chief prosecutor, Brigadier General Mark Martins, promises a fair trial. Charges could bring the death penalty for the five suspects, something Clifford Russell says he would not oppose. Related stories: …

9/11 attack mastermind, co-plotters arraigned at Guantanamo
12 years, 10 months ago

9/11 attack mastermind, co-plotters arraigned at Guantanamo

China Daily  

Five suspects accused of masterminding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks against the United States have been arraigned on nearly 3,000 counts of murder and other terrorism-related charges. The military's chief prosecutor, Brigadier General Mark Martins, promises a fair trial. Charges could bring the death penalty for the five suspects, something Clifford Russell says he would not oppose. Related stories: …

9/11 Snitch Springs U.S. From Torture Trial Trap
12 years, 11 months ago

9/11 Snitch Springs U.S. From Torture Trial Trap

Wired  

The CIA tortured Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his fellow alleged 9/11 conspirators, a decision that, for years, jeopardized any prosecution for the deadly terror attacks. But when admitted al-Qaida member Majid Khan accepted a plea bargain at Guantanamo Bay, it practically paved the way for Wednesday's announcement of a 9/11 trial. Alongside a criminal inquiry into CIA torture that concluded …

U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for 9/11 Suspects
17 years, 1 month ago

U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for 9/11 Suspects

NPR  

U.S. Seeks Death Penalty for 9/11 Suspects The Pentagon has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder in connection with the attacks of Sept. 11. These men are the first Guantanamo prisoners to face trial, and if they're convicted by the military tribunal, they could get the death penalty. RAZ: Hartmann says Defense Department lawyers will not submit the …

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