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Pentagon Chief Revokes Plea Deals with Alleged 9/11 Terrorists

    Pentagon Chief Revokes Plea Deals with Alleged 9/11 Terrorists
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    AUG 2024
    Above: US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in a news briefing at the Pentagon on July 25, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Image copyright: Alex Wong/Staff/Getty Images News via Getty Images
    story last updated AUG 2024

    The Spin

    Narrative A

    This plea deal was disappointing, heartbreaking, and a mockery of justice. By excusing the architects of the 9/11 attacks, the court had betrayed, disrespected, and victimized the families of victims all over again. The White House had played no role in the plea deal, which allowed the terrorists to avoid a death penalty trial. Austin's decision could result in significant new revelations about the planning of the attacks and force the defendants to face the prospect of being put to death again.

    Breitbart

    Narrative B

    This is shocking news. The US government never bothered to intervene in the 13-year-long pre-trial hearings, and now, after the settlement has been reached, it wants to continue the cruel, endless saga. Moreover, the head of military commissions — a statutorily independent convening authority — doesn't require approval from the top. The decision to remove Escallier breaches her jurisdiction and is a clear case of political influence and meddling.

    Military.com

    Narrative C

    Although the accused would have been spared the death penalty, this plea deal was a critical step toward judicial finality and justice after two decades of legal gridlock. This resolution avoided what could have been an endless trial against the terrorists and ensured the perpetrators of the heinous attacks admit to their conduct and are punished for killing thousands of Americans and scarring the nation forever.

    NPR Online News

    Narrative D

    The death penalty inherently violates the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment. It's inhumane, inequitable, and unjust, especially for the defendants who have been held at the US Navy base at Guantánamo Bay without trial for years. This plea deal was the right call because it would have ended nearly two decades of litigation as well as opened a path to close the Guantánamo Bay detention center and end the CIA's unethical use of "enhanced" interrogation techniques.

    American Civil Liberties Union

    Metaculus Prediction


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    Lloyd Austin


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