Team Biden mishandles the prosecution of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
Ensuring that the 9/11 terrorists pay for their crimes in full should be a top federal priority.
However, a military judge recently ruled that the rescinded plea deals sparing the lives of 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accomplices must be reinstated.
Unbelievable.
If this ruling stands, the trio will avoid facing the death penalty, denying the victims of 9/11, their families, and the nation the justice they deserve.
Without a doubt, the blame for this situation lies with Team Biden: a senior Pentagon official chosen by Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the deals in July, allowing KSM and his accomplices to plead guilty in exchange for life imprisonment.
If ever there was a case that warranted death sentences, it is the 9/11 attacks.
Anything less than that dishonors the victims and compounds their families’ pain.
The public outrage following the revelation of the deals prompted Austin to quickly reverse the decision and rescind them, admitting that he was unaware of the deals before they were finalized.
Great.
But now the judge, Col. Matthew McCall, claims that Austin acted too late and did not have the authority to retract the deals.
Did it really take him three months to come to that conclusion, or was he waiting until after Election Day?
This situation reeks of politics, not justice: a manipulation by McCall, if not someone higher up in the chain of command who was possibly concerned about the backlash affecting Kamala Harris’ White House bid.
Regardless, it is President Biden’s and Austin’s responsibility to challenge McCall’s ruling, and they, or President Trump after Jan. 20, must address the issues within the military court system and ensure a fair trial and sentencing process.
America has been waiting 23 years to see justice served for the worst attack on US soil since Pearl Harbor: KSM and the other perpetrators should have been brought to justice long ago.
It is time for our leaders to demand that justice be upheld.
If Americans cannot find justice in a case like this, how can they have confidence in the system at all?
