BREAKING: SECDEF NIXES GITMO DEAL

Austin acts after the Pentagon reachcd a deal to spare Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others from the death penalty

Aug 01, 2024

∙ Paid

BREAKING: SECDEF NIXES GITMO DEAL

On Friday night, after this story was published, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin revoked the plea agreement with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his two co-defendants and relieved the Military Commissions chief from her duties overseeing the case. Austin said in a statement: "I have determined, in light of the significance …

Continue reading this post for free, courtesy of Jeff Stein.

Or purchase a paid subscription.