Prosecutors are in talks with the lawyers for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, accused of masterminding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, along with his four co-defendants, in an attempt to avoid execution, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. These discussions, which reportedly began last week, come after more than a decade of Pentagon prosecutors trying to hold a trial for the accused accomplices. Pleading guilty in exchange for life sentences could bring a close to these cases, which nearly a decade after arraignment have not seen a trial date set, though this is not expected to happen soon, according…