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Two Decades Later, 9/11 Justice Still Waits at Guantanamo

Sep 9
1 min read
Two Decades Later, 9/11 Justice Still Waits at Guantanamo

More than 20 years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, the legal process against key defendants remains stalled at Guantanamo Bay, according to reporting from ABC News Senior Investigative Reporter Aaron Katersky.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-defendants have appeared before military tribunals, but the proceedings have moved at a glacial pace. Katersky's reporting, highlighted in InWeekly's latest edition, suggests the government's efforts to bring the alleged architects of the attacks to justice have fallen short of the swift accountability promised to grieving families and a nation still processing the tragedy.

The delays raise questions about the legal and procedural complexities surrounding military commissions, as well as broader debates over detention and prosecution at the controversial naval base prison. Families of 9/11 victims have long expressed frustration with the pace of prosecutions, with some cases taking nearly as long as the wars themselves have lasted.

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