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Zacarias Moussaoui Trial May Mark Last Time Bush Administration Use Courts to Try Terror Suspects

The trial of Zacarias Moussaoui. On Monday, a jury ruled Moussaoui is eligible for the death penalty in connection to his role in the 9/11 attacks. Moussaoui has already pleaded guilty to conspiring to hijack aircraft with al-Quaida and other crimes. He’s claimed he was supposed to have been part of the 9/11 plot and that he was training to fly a fifth hijacked plane into the White House on that day. He’s said he lied to the FBI after his arrest to allow the Sept. 11 attacks to go forward. The trial will now move into its second phase, where the jurors will decide whether Moussaoui should be executed.

The case against Moussaoui has brought embarrassment to prosecutors and government officials. Last month, a judge barred the testimony of several prosecution witnesses after it was revealed a government lawyer had violated court rules by improperly coaching them. And just days later, a former FBI supervisor revealed during testimony that he did not read a memo that had warned of possible hijackings before the 9/11 attacks.

Many people who lost loved ones on 9/11 attended the trial. Abraham Scott, whose wife Janice Marie Scott died in the attack on the Pentagon, shared his thoughts after the verdict was read.

• Abraham Scott, his wife Janice Marie Scott died in the attack on the Pentagon on 9/11.

We’re joined now by Colleen Rowley.

• Colleen Rowley, former FBI Special Agent turned whistleblower. She has accused FBI officials of hampering the investigation of Zacarias Moussaoui and ignoring critical warnings before the 9/11 attacks. She speaks to us from Minnesota where she is running for Congress.

- Website: ColeenRowley.com
- Colleen Rowley's Memo to FBI Director Robert Mueller

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