Pentagon Press Secretary confirms a letter sent to families of 9/11 victims. See description.

“... 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐓𝐀 [𝐩𝐫𝐞-𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭] 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲.” . The Pentagon and FBI in a letter sent to the families of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. The letter was obtained by The Associated Press; its existence was confirmed on Thursday by Pentagon Press Secretary, Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder. . Background: Five men held at the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba – incl. 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed – are facing charges before a U.S. military tribunal. They are accused of aiding the 19 men who hijacked multiple planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in NYC, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. and a field in PA on Sept. 11, 2001, killing nearly 3,000 people. The charges include terrorism, conspiracy and murder in violation of the law of war – and carry the death penalty. Their trial has been delayed numerous times and does not have a start date. . Per The AP’s reporting, many of the families whose loved ones were killed in the 9/11 attacks received a letter from the Pentagon and FBI this week which explains, “The Office of the Chief Prosecutor has been negotiating and is considering entering into pre-trial agreements.” The letter notes that though no plea agreement “has been finalized, and may never be finalized, it is possible that a PTA in this case would remove the possibility of the death penalty.” The AP reports that the letter asks the families “to respond by Monday to the FBI’s victim services division with any comments or questions about the possibility of such a plea agreement.” . Peter Brady, whose father was killed on 9/11, said he views a trial as “holding people responsible, and they’re taking that away with this plea.” Others have argued for a trial in a civilian court as the military tribunal has not led to a trial yet. Retired NYC Fire Dept. Deputy Chief Jim Riches, who lost his son in 9/11 expressed frustration about the legal process and said this about those held in prison awaiting trial: “Those guys are still alive. Our children are dead.” . Read more here: https://www.smarthernews.com/quickquotes/20230817-911-defendants-awaiting-a-verdict-might-never-receive-the-death-penalty . #sept11 #shorts #pentagon #fbi #departmentofdefense #september11

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