Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/08/03/u-s-defense-secretary-lloyd-austin-revokes-plea-deal-to-9-11-ringleaders.html
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Savvy readers may notice that this is functionally the same outcome as the plea deal, but without anything resembling justice.
Yes indeed, plus the utterly understandable rage of the survivors will have their rage directed back at the perpetrators rather than those who would’ve truncated the circular process. The political gain is obvious, if they can keep most of the torture details designated as state secrets
-sigh-
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I guess the rule of law depends upon executives with supreme power?
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So because the relatives of the 9/11 victims want to hold out for the death penalty, the whole ponderous process of the law will drag on for years, giving the ringleaders more publicity and possibly martyr status.
This is why we don’t (usually) let the victims of crime decide the sentence.
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Oh. Will they also revoke the torture? And why could Austin only intervene afterward? Wasn’t he aware a plea deal was in progress, or what?
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… he wasn’t aware it would make him look bad
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This makes him look worse, I‘m afraid.
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Yes, he wasn’t aware that would make him look bad either — his lack of foresight about such things is already legendary
“We did not handle this right and I did not handle this right. I should have told the president about my cancer diagnosis. I take full responsibility,” Austin said.
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Alleged 9/11 ringleaders.
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… they confessed under torture, what other proof could we want 
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