U.S. Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, has revoked plea agreements previously made with three suspects involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, or 9/11 attacks, including the alleged mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. What Happened: On Friday, Austin withdrew the plea deals that were initially agreed upon earlier in the week. The suspects are currently held at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, according to a memorandum signed by Austin on Friday. Austin has now stripped Susan Escallier, the overseer of the Pentagon’s Guantanamo war court, of her authority to enter into pre-trial agreeme…
