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Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Corenzo King, an operations specialist with Joint Task Force Guantanamo's Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion, receives a call on his radio while on watch at Camp 4, part of JTF Guantanamo, Dec. 7, 2009. The NEGB provides a portion of the guard force inside Joint Task For
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Supreme Court Lets Pentagon Withdraw 9/11 Guantanamo Plea Deals

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On Monday, October 19, 2026, the Supreme Court declined to revive a previously negotiated Guantanamo plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, clearing the way for the Pentagon to withdraw it.[1]

Axios said the court's move was framed as a refusal to "revive" the plea agreement and that the decision leaves the Pentagon free to withdraw the deal.[1] CBS News separately reported that the high court turned away an appeal from the accused 9/11 mastermind.[2]

The plea agreement had been negotiated at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp and was tied to charges against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is described in coverage as the accused 9/11 mastermind.[1]

  1. Axios
  2. CBS News
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  • On Monday, October 19, 2026 at 9:49 AM Central, an Axios report said the Supreme Court declined to revive the Guantanamo plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
  • The Supreme Court's action was described as refusing to "revive" the accused 9/11 mastermind's plea deal, signaling that the prior agreements will not be reinstated, according to Axios.
  • Axios reported that the decision leaves the Pentagon free to withdraw the previously negotiated Guantanamo plea agreement.
  • The coverage identifies Khalid Sheikh Mohammed as the defendant tied to the declined plea deal and describes him as the accused 9/11 mastermind.
  • The story ran under the headline "Supreme Court won't revive accused 9/11 mastermind's plea deal," as published by Axios on October 19, 2026.

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October 19, 2026
2:49 PM
Supreme Court won't revive accused 9/11 mastermind's plea deal
Axios by Josephine Walker
New information:
  • Axios report on Monday, October 19, 2026, reiterates that the Supreme Court declined to revive the Guantanamo plea deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, leaving the Pentagon free to withdraw it.
  • The article headline specifically frames the Supreme Court's action as refusing to "revive" the accused 9/11 mastermind's plea deal, underscoring that the prior agreements will not be reinstated.
2:01 PM
Supreme Court turns away appeal from alleged 9/11 mastermind
CBS News