WASHINGTON, United States — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III on Friday scrapped a plea agreement with 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, just two days after the announcement of a deal that reportedly would have taken the death penalty off the table. Agreements with Mohammed and two alleged accomplices announced Wednesday had appeared to have moved their long-running cases toward resolution – but sparked anger among some relatives of those killed on September 11, 2001. “I have determined that, in light of the significance of the decision to enter into pre-trial agreements with the accused… responsibility for such a decision […]...Keep on reading: Austin scraps plea deal with 9/11 mastermind