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Court throws out plea deal for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, two other terrorists
July 12, 2025 | 10:24amThe 2-1 D.C. Circuit appeals court decision upheld then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to undo the plea deal approved by military lawyers and senior Pentagon staff.
Qatar’s 'gestures' to Trump raise suspicions on both ends of the political spectrum
May 15, 2025 | 10:30pmThe government of Qatar surprised President Trump with the release of the last American-born hostage, Edan Alexander, 21, from Hamas captivity, while making his way across the Middle East.
Pentagon files emergency appeal in last-ditch effort to halt 9/11 plea deals
January 7, 2025 | 10:10pmIn the Biden administration’s latest filing, Brian Fletcher, the Justice Department’s principal deputy solicitor general, argued that the case involving the three 9/11 plotters is of “ unique national importance” and...
Plea deal for KSM & other 9/11 terrorists is a final Biden 'Screw you!' to America
December 31, 2024 | 7:13pmThanks to Biden admin bungling, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed may get off with no death penalty. Joe can't help hurting his country even as he leaves.
Pentagon appeals judge's ruling that would let 9/11 terrorists take plea and escape death penalty
November 10, 2024 | 3:52pmThe US Department of Defense is challenging the decision of a military judge to reinstate three 9/11 terrorists' plea deals that guarantee they would be spared the death penalty.
Team Biden is botching the case vs. 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed & Co.
November 7, 2024 | 6:50pmA military judge just ruled that since-rescinded pleas deal sparing the lives of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices must remain in effect, meaning they may not have...
Military judge reinstates plea deals for 9/11 mastermind KSM, two other terrorists in shock ruling
November 6, 2024 | 9:02pmThe stunning move comes three months after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin revoked the shocking plea deals handed out to Mohammed and two alleged accomplices by the Office of Military...
Bill would bar future death penalty-free 9/11 plea deals for KSM, terror plotters: 'Anything less is a disservice'
August 7, 2024 | 8:51pm"Anything less is a disservice to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice on that day and in the months and years since," New York Republican Rep. Mike Lawler said.
Pentagon chief 'surprised' by 9/11 plea deal, DOD says: 'We were not aware'
August 5, 2024 | 4:47pmA death-penalty-free plea deal for the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attack and two others who participated in the plot had "surprised" Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, according to a Pentagon...
9/11 community demands swift trial, death penalty for accused
August 5, 2024 | 4:36pm“At the end of the day, what we want is for the government to provide justice to the families and those Americans who were killed,” said New York Rep. Nicole...
9/11 families, lawmakers praise reversal of terrorist plea deals as 'just and honorable decision,' demand a trial date
August 2, 2024 | 10:35pm"I know the families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks will appreciate this — as do I," Sen. Lindsay Graham said of the revoked plea deals.
Death penalty back on the table for accused 9/11 terrorists in stunning reversal
August 2, 2024 | 8:20pmDefense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin revoked plea deals on Friday that would have spared the death penalty for the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and two alleged accomplices.
Sept. 11 terrorists spared death penalty: Letters to the Editor — Aug. 3, 2024
August 2, 2024 | 4:40pmNY Post readers discuss federal prosecutors reach a plea deal with the alleged masterminds of Sept. 11 attacks.
Families of late 9/11 heroes still fighting Saudi Arabia in blockbuster suit after mastermind's shock plea deal
August 1, 2024 | 4:37pmThe families' long-running lawsuit, first filed in 2004, contends a group of religious extremists gained influence in Saudi Arabia's government and provided aid to the hijackers.
Lawmakers slam Biden admin plea deal that spares death penalty for 9/11 mastermind and two accomplices: ‘National disgrace’
July 31, 2024 | 7:17pm“The Biden-Harris Administration’s weakness in the face of sworn enemies of the American people apparently knows no bounds,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a statement.
With 9/11 deal, President Biden dishonors the victims of terror
July 31, 2024 | 6:42pmPresident Biden dishonors the memories of those slain on 9/11 by agreeing to a plea deal with terrorist mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
Exclusive: 9/11 mastermind and two other terrorists awaiting trial strike plea deals, will avoid death penalty
July 31, 2024 | 5:17pmThe terror suspects will be spared the death penalty as part of the plea agreement, according to the OMC, which sent a letter to victims' families Wednesday detailing some of the...
As 9/11 becomes history, 'Never forget' takes on new meaning
September 10, 2023 | 5:07pmWhat was once a universal experience — everyone could talk about where they were that day and how it changed their lives — is becoming history.
Biden rejects some plea deal conditions for 9/11 suspects, they could still escape death penalty
September 6, 2023 | 9:45pmBiden rejected some conditions sought by five suspected 9/11 plotters, but they could still be spared the death penalty.
No plea deal for 9/11 terrorists: 32 Congress members demand Biden kill deal for KSM
August 24, 2023 | 6:18pmThirty two Congress members are demanding the Biden administration abandon a potential plea deal for the accused 9/11 terrorists, which would spare the death penalty for alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh...