Appeals Court Blocks 9/11 Mastermind Plea Deal, Execution Risk Returns
Appeals Court Blocks 9/11 Mastermind Plea Deal, Execution Risk Returns A federal appeals court has reportedly thrown out a controversial plea agreement that would have allowed Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, to avoid the death penalty. The divided court’s decision, handed down on Friday, undoes years of efforts to resolve the protracted military prosecution of Mohammed. This ruling signals no immediate conclusion to the two-decade-long legal battle by the U.S. military and…