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Moussaoui Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Without Parole

HeadlineMay 04, 2006

Zacarias Moussaoui — the only person charged in this country in connection with the 9/11 attacks — has been sentenced to life in jail without parole. Moussaoui had already been found guilty on a series of charges but jurors were weighing whether or not he should be executed. The verdict marked a major blow for the Bush administration. Government prosecutors had attempted to convince the 12-person jury that Moussauoi deserved to die for his connection to the Sept. 11th attacks even though he was already in jail at the time of the hijackings. The government failed to convince the jury even though Moussauoi proudly admitted he was a member of Al Qaeda and that he defended the Sept. 11th attacks. Three jurors concluded Moussaoui had only limited knowledge of the plot, and three described his role in the attacks as minor, if he had any role at all. We’ll have more after headlines.

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