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U.S. Military Prosecutors are Reportedly Negotiating Potential Plea Deals With 9/11 Plotters

American authorities investigating the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan now believe that he was slain by the hand of Mohammed. The U.S. acknowledgment of Mohammeds suspected role was first reported in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003. (AP Photo) (AP)
American authorities investigating the killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan now believe that he was slain by the hand of Mohammed. The U.S. acknowledgment of Mohammeds suspected role was first reported in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003. (AP Photo) (AP)

U.S. military prosecutors are reportedly negotiating potential plea deals with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other conspirators imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay.

The plea deals may allow the five dependents to escape a potential death penalty, according to CBS. Mohammed is widely credited with being the architect of the 9/11 terror attacks. The other four defendants are Ramzi Binalshibh, Mustafa Ahmed al-Hawsawi, Walid bin Attash and Ammar al-Baluchi.

Attorneys for the defendants reportedly say they would be willing to enter a guilty plea in exchange for taking the death penalty off the table, as well as for getting treatment for alleged torture they experienced while in CIA custody.

The CIA held each of the five men for interrogation prior to their arrival in Guantanamo in 2006. Critics argue the CIA's methods amounted to illegal torture.

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