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Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea deal contested

January 9, 2025

[ad_1] Lawyers for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged architect of the September 11, 2001, attacks, are urging a federal appeals court to allow his guilty plea to proceed.The plea agreement,...

Ex-Assad official charged in California for ‘flying carpet’ torture at Syrian prison

December 14, 2024

[ad_1] A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed at a prison he oversaw for years.Samir...