{"id":304635,"date":"2024-08-03T11:43:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/u-s-defense-department-revokes-plea-deal-with-khalid-shaikh-mohammad"},"modified":"2024-08-03T11:44:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-03T16:44:06","slug":"u-s-defense-department-revokes-plea-deal-with-khalid-shaikh-mohammad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/u-s-defense-department-revokes-plea-deal-with-khalid-shaikh-mohammad","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Protection Division Revokes Plea Deal With Khalid Shaikh Mohammad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div readability=\"47.2496473907\">\n<section id=\"cb-5d698d927a219270bd822e5b4b029ca9\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240803_7fc935e0749c40b5b71c4a14d8035133\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e6c2bd5a-93d0-4985-a3ea-e90ce2f683fc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7f\/4by3\/2024\/08\/03\/7fc935e0749c40b5b71c4a14d8035133_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"U.S. Defense Department revokes plea main getty\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-5d698d927a219270bd822e5b4b029ca9--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-4bf1a4318ae78b9dd04adf7bd05cdeaf\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The U.S. Department of Defense pulled the rug out from under 9\/11 mastermind <strong>Khalid Shaikh Mohammad<\/strong> \u2014 rescinding his plea deal that would have spared his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-4bf1a4318ae78b9dd04adf7bd05cdeaf--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-8bfe42240d77f5b5d9105b6f1e7d9af7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240803_0e9a3fad5111437fa00e7836a86f5fcc\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e6c2bd5a-93d0-4985-a3ea-e90ce2f683fc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/0e\/4by3\/2024\/08\/03\/0e9a3fad5111437fa00e7836a86f5fcc_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lloyd Austin sub\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-8bfe42240d77f5b5d9105b6f1e7d9af7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1c9bfa38ffecf5bda38f8e3ab9e29023\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Defense Secretary <strong>Lloyd Austin<\/strong> axed the plea agreement that was put in place earlier this week between KSM and the overseer of the war court in Guant\u00e1namo Bay, Cuba, where the Al Qaeda terrorist and his alleged accomplices are being prosecuted.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1c9bfa38ffecf5bda38f8e3ab9e29023--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-947d0907151c0f402c75af39ca351d22\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33.25\">\n<p>As you know, KSM and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/osama-bin-laden\/\"><strong>Osama Bin Laden<\/strong><\/a> plotted the attacks on the World Trade Center and other American targets, resulting in nearly 3000 people being killed on Sept. 11, 2001. In 2011, Bin Laden was fatally shot by Navy Seals during a U.S.-led special forces raid on his Abbottabad, Pakistan compound.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-947d0907151c0f402c75af39ca351d22--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-e843f4850f6e6233ea345b0489da9b07\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-e843f4850f6e6233ea345b0489da9b07--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-dbab71058105fa7a99ff55da85a7a56d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.1782945736\">\n<p>After the KSM plea deal became public, families of 9\/11 victims <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/01\/911-families-furious-over-plea-deal\/\"><strong>expressed outrage<\/strong><\/a> that the death penalty was no longer an option.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-dbab71058105fa7a99ff55da85a7a56d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-9a1faedd8405dcd6e55cf3efc022ab31\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240803_2c947e0347964062b0bbd8e502533e7c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e6c2bd5a-93d0-4985-a3ea-e90ce2f683fc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2c\/4by3\/2024\/08\/03\/2c947e0347964062b0bbd8e502533e7c_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"stephen austin letter\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-9a1faedd8405dcd6e55cf3efc022ab31--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2da7617d673d03ed198a8f24b338d80c\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28.3043478261\">\n<p>On Friday, Austin took matters into his own hands, shredding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/07\/31\/911-september-11-mastermind-khalid-shaikh-mohammad-deal-prosecutors\/\"><strong>pretrial agreement<\/strong><\/a> that required KSM to plead guilty to the mass murders in exchange for keeping him alive in prison for the rest of his life.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2da7617d673d03ed198a8f24b338d80c--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-88488bf801d9c888697dc3941ac623d0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>With this move, Austin has now put the death penalty back on the table while relieving the overseer of her duties on the case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-88488bf801d9c888697dc3941ac623d0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-18ce8f1d439d239e5e75e9bd001fc154\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20240803_f59572b6c1574c97ba86eeebb25e2940\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:e6c2bd5a-93d0-4985-a3ea-e90ce2f683fc\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f5\/4by3\/2024\/08\/03\/f59572b6c1574c97ba86eeebb25e2940_md.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Walid bin Attash terrorist mug shots\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-18ce8f1d439d239e5e75e9bd001fc154--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-ea8a1f2d172cdc3ac73db31403ac8f33\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Retired Brigadier General <strong>Susan K. Escallier<\/strong>, who cut the plea deals with KSM and his 2 cohorts, will continue in her oversight role on other Guant\u00e1namo cases.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-ea8a1f2d172cdc3ac73db31403ac8f33--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a60dddf55a9b84e5d25faa86ab4f8551\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"27\">\n<p>Looks like KSM and Co. are headed for trial after all.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a60dddf55a9b84e5d25faa86ab4f8551--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2024\/08\/03\/us-defense-department-revokes-plea-deal-khalid-shaikh-mohammad\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Department of Defense pulled the rug out from under 9\/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad \u2014 rescinding his plea deal that would have spared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-304635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304635"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304635\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}