Moussaoui: Bumbling Holy Warrior
The UK papers get it right: Moussaoui was a hanger-on, a bumbling holy warrior, who was not connected to 9/11. Neither was Richard Reid.
The Times Online:
The notion that Moussaoui and Reid were central to the 9/11 conspiracy -- and had been entrusted with the task of destroying the White House -- was "pretty fantastical", one Washington official said. "If there had ever been any evidence that Reid was in any way connected to this, the Feds would be all over him," the official added. Another source said there were no plans to interview Reid about the allegations.
The Sunday Herald:
Prior to his last-minute change of story, the judge, Leonie Brinkema, wrote: "It simply cannot be the case that Moussaoui, a remote and minor player in al-Qaeda's war against the United States can lawfully be sentenced to death without any evidence that the defendant himself had any direct involvement in, or knowledge of, the planning and execution of those attacks."
Despite this, Zacarias Moussaoui seems intent, through his 11th-hour 9/11 confession , on two things: securing a place for himself in history as a key member of the 9/11 team, and guaranteeing himself a place in paradise courtesy of a federal execution team.
Why are the Government prosecutors arguing to the jury that Moussaoui finally told the truth at his trial?
As they summed up their case, prosecutors said the Moussaoui who appeared on the witness stand Monday was telling the truth, and they quoted extensively from his testimony. ...Raskin said Moussaoui's version of events was backed up by other evidence showing his activities in August 2001 paralleled those of the hijackers.
Can they be that desperate to convict and execute someone, anyone, over 9/11?
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