Posted on 08/05/2024 10:58:55 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was “surprised” by the announcement of a plea deal between a U.S. military commission and three accused plotters of the 9/11 attacks, a Pentagon spokesperson said Monday, adding that Austin wants to see the case go to trial
Austin, who revoked the plea deal Friday, “was certainly surprised as we all were,” said deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh.
“This is not something that the secretary was consulted on,” Singh told reporters at a Monday briefing. “We were not aware that the prosecution or defense would enter the terms of the plea agreement.”
The Office of Military Commissions reached the plea deal Wednesday with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, also known as KSM, and two of his alleged accomplices in the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. Austin was returning from a trip to the Indo-Pacific at the time the deal was announced.
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It’s not always clear who is running the show. All we can really say is that the government lies to us.
“Not in an election year, you fools!”
From the same man who was MIA because he didn’t bother to let anyone know he was undergoing the knife.
Tucker to Putin: “who do you think is running the US govt?”
Putin to Tucker: “ you don’t even know their names”
So the big fat stupid token DEI hire is claiming to be ignorant as to the specific facts surrounding the “deal.”
Okay, I’m good with that. FIRE HIS FAT ASS NOW, since he just openly admitted to Dereliction of Duty!!
and nobody got fired?
That’s a hell of a thing
I think Putin was intimating he didn’t know either. Although his Intel is better than Tucker’s. 😆
HOW was he surprised, unless he was in the hospital with nobody knowing where to find him.
I can’t imagine if this happened under Trump, they’d claim his administration is in chaos.
Commissions reached the plea deal Wednesday with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, also known as KSM, and two of his alleged accomplices in the 9/11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people.
And I didn’t even receive the memo that my ass was sold down river to please terrorists.
More democrat utopia control in action
Reminds me of everything during the Obama years. He dindu nuffins and never knew nuffins until he saw it on CNN.
Why would someone in Austin's command think it was okay to do something without telling the boss? Hmmmm???
Reminds me of one of the most awkward moments I experienced in a 30-year JAG career: a 1-star was rapturously describing the new (ridiculous) training program he and his “team” had come up with, when the 2-star shut him down in front of a room full of colonels (including me) with two (rather loud) words: “No! Stop!”. The room was dead quiet for about 20 seconds, then the 2-star picked up the agenda and went on to the next thing. Many beers were had discussing THAT debacle. Not sure I ever saw the 1-star again.
Colonel, USAF JAGC (Ret)
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