Khalid Shaikh Mohammad

9/11 masterminds avoid death penalty in plea deal

After news broke that three key figures behind the September 11 attacks will avoid the death penalty through a plea deal, reactions were swift. Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, who were awaiting trial in Guantánamo Bay, reached an agreement with Susan Escallier from the Convening Authority for Military Commissions, as…