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Moussaoui Gets Life in Prison (No Death Penalty for the Ranting Jihadist Looney Tune)
Breitbart.com ^ | 05/03/06 | Michael J. Sniffer

Posted on 05/03/2006 1:44:47 PM PDT by MikeA

A federal jury decided Wednesday al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui deserves life in prison for his role in the deadliest terrorist attack in U.S. history, on Sept. 11, 2001.

On the seventh day of deliberation, the jury of nine men and three women informed Judge Leonie Brinkema that it had reached a decision. The verdict was announced at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Moussaoui, a 37-year-old Frenchman of Moroccan descent, is the only person charged in this country in connection with the suicide jetliner hijackings that killed nearly 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

The verdict came after four years of legal maneuvering and a six-week trial that put jurors on an emotional roller coaster.

The panel of northern Virginia residents was shown gruesome never- before-released images of the carnage that day, heard the first public playing of the cockpit recorder from United Flight 93 whose passengers tried to retake the jet over Pennsylvania, and watched and listened as dozens of victims and relatives described the horrors and losses they had endured.

The nine men and three women deliberated about 40 hours. They had found Moussaoui eligible for execution after more than 16 hours of deliberations in late March and early April.

Although he was in jail on immigration violations on Sept. 11, the jury ruled that lies he told federal agents the month before the attacks kept the government from identifying and stopping some of the hijackers.


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaidaislaughing; moussaoui; terrorism; terrortrials; usalaughingstock; wot
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To: Thom Pain
How long before American civilians are taken hostage and executed in an attempt to get him freed?

That is why the Israelis NEVER negotiate with hostage takers. Set that precedent and you encourage kidnapping.

Fellow Americans, if we can't rescue you you are already dead; so do whatever you can to take a few with you.

121 posted on 05/03/2006 2:29:38 PM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help m)
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To: conserv13
I respect the US legal system and the jury's decision.

I respect the legal system - I don't respect those who abuse it, like this jury.

122 posted on 05/03/2006 2:30:31 PM PDT by wideawake
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To: Osage Orange
I'll give 2 to 1 odds...he get's out in my lifetime.

Unfortunately, I think you will win that bet.

Maybe they could bunk him with Jeffrey Dahmer's old prison roommate. The one that beat him to death with an iron bar.

123 posted on 05/03/2006 2:32:42 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (What did Rather know and when did he know it?)
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To: VOATNOW1


Exactly, How many head are going to be cut off and shown on TV because of this jury's decision?
I've had it with all this crap about execution would have made him a martyr, prison mutes his ass.Look how much damage Adolf Hitler,Nelson Mandela, and Sen.McCain caused after they got out of prison.
:)


124 posted on 05/03/2006 2:32:57 PM PDT by TET1968
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To: Ben Mugged
He wanted to die. To become a martyr. The worse possible punishment for him is to be forgotten.

What's Sirhan Sirhan up to these days? Is he still alive?

125 posted on 05/03/2006 2:33:20 PM PDT by Rollee (May 1 = Pinko de Mayo)
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To: everyone

This is bad news. Anyone who is kept alive, even in prison, has "rights." He will, if the jihadists want, be able to participate in new plots. We will have to feed him kosher food, let him pray, etc. It is humiliating. There will be stories about him from time to time. Some stupid woman will want to marry him, etc. Yes, these guys want to die, but they want to die while killing others. On balance, executing him would be the right thing to do. These scum already have their "martyrs." And an execution would be a sign of Western seriousness. This "life in prison" nonsense is the exact opposite, as is the fact that the trial, etc., took so long.

The best outcome now would be two things: One, Moussaoui is brutally killed in prison, ASAP. Two, the U.S. de-emphasizes "capture" of terrorists, which for the most part will only lead to Moussaoui-like results, or worse. Instead, it emphasizes the "kill" component of that ambiguous slogan, "capture or kill." "Or" can be a very dangerous word, as we say today with this spineless jury. It would be interesting to know how many of them are Rats.


126 posted on 05/03/2006 2:33:37 PM PDT by California Patriot ("That's not Charlie the Tuna out there. It's Jaws.")
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To: MikeA
I'd give him life cuz death is what he wants. This way he's eligible for some jail House Justice.
127 posted on 05/03/2006 2:35:10 PM PDT by Earnie
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To: freepertoo
What better way to punish him than to deny him his 72 virgins?

Give him his 72 virgins.


128 posted on 05/03/2006 2:35:25 PM PDT by Bubba_Leroy (What did Rather know and when did he know it?)
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To: joylyn
They will see it as more evidence that we're weak and decadent.

To a certain extent, this is true no matter what we do.

129 posted on 05/03/2006 2:36:56 PM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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To: MikeA

I felt this was going to happen...it just makes me even more suspicious as to why McVeigh was executed so quickly.


130 posted on 05/03/2006 2:37:48 PM PDT by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to.....otherwise, things would be different.)
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To: Liberal Classic
Maybe it will show people that we are a country of secular laws and juries, not Mullahs and Sharia law. Our justice system does not care what message it sends to jihadists who will hate us no matter what we do.

The prosectution presented its case, the defense theirs, and the jury decided. Its how our system works.

131 posted on 05/03/2006 2:40:49 PM PDT by conserv13
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To: TET1968

"I've had it with all this crap about execution would have made him a martyr, prison mutes his ass.Look how much damage Adolf Hitler,Nelson Mandela, and Sen.McCain caused after they got out of prison."

Good point and AMEN!


132 posted on 05/03/2006 2:41:01 PM PDT by Tarkus2040 (We need more Patton and less patent leather! --Michael Savage)
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To: Longbow1969

I agree, what an embarrassment. Thanks, jurors! NICE message to send to the world. Really great. I'll remember how merciful we are as a country while Abdul-mohammed-jihadi is cutting my head off!!


133 posted on 05/03/2006 2:41:31 PM PDT by The Worthless Miracle ("Better put some ice on that")
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To: conserv13

Well said.


134 posted on 05/03/2006 2:41:38 PM PDT by Liberal Classic (No better friend, no worse enemy. Semper Fi.)
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To: wideawake

How did the jury abuse it? You can not like the decision, thats fine. In the end though the jury's decision is the only one that matters.


135 posted on 05/03/2006 2:42:07 PM PDT by conserv13
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To: Perdogg

I just hope he gets his little prayer rug and religiously sensitive meals, and that his toilet doesn't face the wrong way. See, we have to show that we are not like the terrorists, tat way they will like us and stop killing our people/


136 posted on 05/03/2006 2:42:52 PM PDT by The Worthless Miracle ("Better put some ice on that")
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To: GeorgiaDawg32

>he'll get a prayer rug, halal meals, a koran etc. etc...anyone wanna bet?<

Tragically, you are probably right. I would prefer that all his meals consisted of pork products, and nothing else, until he starves himself to death!


137 posted on 05/03/2006 2:43:46 PM PDT by Paperdoll (On the cutting edge)
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To: stuartcr

McVeigh refused his appeals, which gives you an idea just how long this process keeps the bastards alive.

As for this piece of crap, my guess is they can try solitary all they like, but like Dahmer, the gen pop will get to him.


138 posted on 05/03/2006 2:47:00 PM PDT by Right Cal Gal (Conservatives know the names of Tookie's VICTIMS!!)
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To: tomahawk

If I was the Warden, his best friends would be maggots.


139 posted on 05/03/2006 2:48:00 PM PDT by jwh_Denver (Illegal immigration 24/7, the GOP ain't making it 24/7, Oil 24/7)
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To: Longbow1969

This hold country is going to pot.It would have taken me one second to sentence him to die.


140 posted on 05/03/2006 2:48:00 PM PDT by patriciamary
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