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Defense secretary abruptly revokes plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind www.cnn.com/2024/08/02/politics/plea-deal-9-11-khalid-sheikh-mohammed-revoked-austin/index.html

598 sats \ 23 comments \ @siggy47 3 Aug news

I have to believe the deal was revoked for political reasons. It may have been considered too lenient to hang on Biden/Harris with the elections coming up? It is unusual to revoke a plea deal after it has been signed and announced

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85 sats \ 12 replies \ @Satosora 3 Aug

Thats kind of weird, right? After it has been signed, isnt it a binding agreement?

72 sats \ 11 replies \ @siggy47 OP 3 Aug

These are Guantanamo guys. The rules are different. Typical prosecutions don't involve the defense secretary. Even in traditional prosecutions, there are ways to unwind plea deals, depending on the facts.

64 sats \ 7 replies \ @Satosora 3 Aug

So did they find new information? Or just werent comfortable with the deal?

41 sats \ 6 replies \ @siggy47 OP 3 Aug

I'm sure it was all about not embarrassing Harris.

43 sats \ 5 replies \ @Satosora 3 Aug

What does Harris have to do with it?

104 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 3 Aug

If a deal is seen as lenient, the Republicans can use the deal against her in the election. She is tied to the current administration as vice president. I can see the ads now. Harris locks up people for minor marijuana violations, but gives terrorists a plea bargain.

44 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Aug

https://dailycaller.com/2024/08/02/kamala-harris-reportedly-berated-staff-california-attorney-general/

Plus her staff hates her, over 90% of her original VP staff have resigned

43 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 3 Aug

That is pretty thin, but true. They can just wait until after election season, right?

41 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 OP 3 Aug

Yes, that's possible. Remember, Harris was a prosecutor who was very tough on non violent offenders.

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64 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 3 Aug

Thanks for explaining. I had the same question.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @Bell_curve 3 Aug

What happened to ~~waterboarding~~ enhanced interrogation techniques?

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @kepford 3 Aug

We just don't talk about them any more. Doesn't mean they went away. Short attention spans.

67 sats \ 0 replies \ @IamSINGLE 3 Aug

It is of course revoked for political reasons. The 9/11 was a massacre and to deal the conspirators with mercy for this would ruin any hopes for the Dems in coming elections.

54 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheMorningStar 3 Aug

May be the democrats rose from their eternal sleep suddenly.

If it wasn't revoked, it would have been the weirdest handshake in human history.

44 sats \ 1 reply \ @DawnoftheDead 3 Aug

There is no evidence these guys plotted 9/11

And the biggest beneficary from 9/11 remains the US federal government

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Chronicsats 3 Aug

And the owner of the buildings. He made above alot of cash. which he wouldn't of gotten just selling it.
Plus odd who wasn't in building the day of the attack.

44 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 3 Aug

completely political after being too lenient

Why are we plea bargaining with terrorists? Only illegal immigrants get special treatment in America!

America Last!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @LowK3y19 8 Dec

They just smacked him across the face with the Patriot act

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satoshi__Nakamoto 3 Aug

(It may have been considered too lenient to hang on Biden/Harris with the elections coming up) perhaps it would be true As we can see the current seatuion

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @MB 3 Aug

Strange to announce it then shortly after announce that it has been revoked.

My understanding looking at this from outside the US was that the government said they hadn’t agreed it, the prosecutors told them about it on Wednesday. I saw that Biden had rejected a plea deal last year.

Definitely think that it isn’t a good look to agree a plea deal in an election year but I do wonder if they announced the prisoner swap with Russia around the same time so that it wasn’t the lead piece in the news.

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