Judge blocks Pentagon chief’s voiding of plea deals for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, others in 9/11 case … from the Independent Ellen Knickmeyer

A judge at the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has ruled that plea bargains struck by alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others were valid, blocking an order by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to throw out the plea deals and continue to trial, a government official said Wednesday Read More