Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was surprised when the convening authority announced it had agreed to a plea deal with three of the leaders behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks. 

The announcement of the plea deals for Khalid Sheik Mohammad, the accused mastermind behind the attacks, Walid Muhammad Salih Mubarak bin Attash, and Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi, two of his alleged accomplices, occurred last Wednesday. Austin then reversed that decision and overtook the case on Friday.

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