Pettifogging Over 9/11

A military appeals court rejects the Pentagon’s attempt to end a plea deal for the mastermind of 9/11.

AP/Marty Lederhandler, file
New York on September 11, 2001. AP/Marty Lederhandler, file

Another shocker. That’s our reaction to the decision of a military appeals court rejecting Secretary of Defense Austin’s attempt to toss out a plea deal for Khalid Sheik Mohammad and two others being held at Guantanamo for orchestrating the attacks of 9/11. Mr. Austin, who comprehended the miscarriage of justice that the plea deal represented, had gamely tried to block the agreement after it was struck. The latest ruling against him is an outrage.

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