Khalid Shaikh Mohammad, two others charged in 9/11 plot, reach plea agreements, Pentagon says

• Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two other men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have agreed to plead guilty in the military commissions process, the Pentagon.
• The terms of the plea deals for the three men were not released, but they are expected to plead guilty to lesser charges, and potentially avoid death sentences as a result.
• The Office of Military Commission said that the defendants will enter their pleas as early as next week at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad and two other men charged with plotting the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks have agreed to plead guilty in the military commissions process, the Pentagon said Wednesday.

The terms of the plea deals for the three men were not released, but they are expected to plead guilty to lesser charges, and potentially avoid death sentences as a result.

The Office of Military Commission said that the defendants will enter their pleas as early as next week at the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

In addition to Mohammed, the other men expected to plead guilty are Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak Bin 'Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.

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