What did Janet Reno know, and when did she know it?
This is just one more good reason why there should not be "criminal prosecutions" for terrorists. These people need to be isolated incommunicato for the duration. They are dangerous even behind bars.
This sort of jumped out at me:
(Yousef) was insisting the wiseguy convert to Islam to prove his trust - and Scarpa obliged.
...Scarpa later told the feds he still "considers himself a Catholic and still eats pork," an FBI report stated.
I've got bad news for Scarpa. He may consider himself a Catholic, but the Muslims still consider him a Muslim. There is no such thing as "faking it" when you say the words converting to Islam. It's a one way street, whether you are serious about it or not.
He can look for a capital punishment fatwa placed against him, if one already hasn't already been issued.
How right you are. Chances are Sheik Rahman, Yusef and the rest all knew about 9/11 before it happened. Having worked for 23 years in the NY State prison system, I can say that with reasonable certainty.