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Three 9/11 Plotters Make Plea Deal, Pentagon Reveals

Richard Akanyiti

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 The three individuals accused of orchestrating the September 11, 2001 attack - Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash, and Mustafa al-Hawsawi - have reached an agreement to plead guilty to charges of murder and conspiracy to avoid a potential death penalty trial. Prosecutors have confirmed this agreement and have communicated the details of the deal to the families of the victims. The letter outlining the terms of the agreement states that the men, who have been in U.S. custody since 2003, have agreed to plead guilty to multiple charges, including the murder of nearly 3,000 people as indicated in the charge sheet. According to reports, the accused individuals are expected to formally submit their guilty pleas next week.

 Mr. Mohammed, a US-trained engineer, was accused of introducing the idea of hijacking planes to Osama Bin Laden in 1996 and helping to train the hijackers. Additionally, the other two individuals played various roles that aided the attack.  Ramzi Binal-Shibh and Ammar al-Baluchi who were part of the five initially accused persons, were not included in the agreement. The two are expected to have separate trials.


Pictured, Osama Bin Laden and Mohammed

In accordance with the agreement, the accused individuals will be required to respond to inquiries from the families of the victims of the attack. They will be asked to explain the motives behind the attack and to disclose the roles they played. Jim Smith, whose wife was among the victims, stated that the families had been waiting for 23 years for this opportunity. This process, known as restorative justice, will allow the families of the victims to submit questions to the accused individuals by September 14th, and to receive their responses by the end of the year.

The September 11th attack on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania claimed the lives of nearly 3000 people. The attack has been described as the deadliest attack on US soil since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The response to the attack resulted in the "War on Terror" and the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq.

The Biden administration reportedly rejected initial deals with the original five defendants which sought to prevent them from solitary confinement and to offer them access to trauma treatment. 



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