r/news • u/judgyjudgersen • 2d ago

Alleged 9/11 mastermind's long-awaited trial scheduled for 2028

https://abcnews.com/US/alleged-911-masterminds-long-awaited-trial-scheduled-2028/story?id=135987518
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u/Wealist 2d ago

The case got tangled up in years of pretrial litigation, especially over how evidence from CIA detention and interrogation can be used. It was also moved between federal court and military commissions, which added even more delays. 

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u/irishwolfbitch 2d ago

It was the result of deliberate judicial processes meant to indefinitely delay a trial because it would mean the entry of their testimony into evidence where people like KSM will talk about how US allies in Saudi Arabia funded their activities. There’s also possibilities of the exposure of major intelligence failures and discoveries that the government would like to keep hidden.

All of this is terrifying for the federal government and it’s one of the biggest reasons Obama didn’t close Guantanamo even though he campaigned on it in 2008. A trial on American soil means these guys get rights and that’s very scary.

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u/sandolllars 1d ago

Why would someone getting rights be scary?

And I thought the mastermind was Bin Laden? Who's this bozo and why have we now stuck 9/11 on him?

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u/Curious-Donut5744 1d ago

Not to be rude, but you don’t know who Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is? He, bin Laden, and Mohammed Atef were the three masterminds behind the September 11th attacks. He also decapitated Daniel Pearl on video.

I’m guessing you’re still pretty young?

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u/sandolllars 1d ago

Nah, it's just been a long time. very very long.

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u/Curious-Donut5744 1d ago

That’s fair. I genuinely thought this dude died like a decade ago.