Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in March 2003 in this photo obtained by The Associated Press.

The self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, known by his initials KSM, is accepting a plea deal for life in prison. KSM was captured in Pakistan in 2003, before being ...

Then, after it murdered bin Laden, the government decided that the true mastermind was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. In the months following the 9/11 attacks, the government blamed al Qaeda leader Osama ...