Military Judge Revives Plea Deals for Alleged 9/11 Mastermind, Accomplices
U.S. Air Force Col. Matthew McCall concluded Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin didn’t have clear authority to revoke plea agreements with three 9/11 defendants. A military judge has revived a set of plea deals for three defendants standing trial for the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin previously intervened to block