The judge overseeing the case of Zacarias Moussaoui has ordered the government to tell her by Wednesday whether it will give him access to two high-ranking al Qaeda detainees. The government has previously denied him access to Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11 attacks, and alleged al Qaeda financier Mustafa al-Hawsawi. Both Mohammed and al-Hawsawi are being held by the U.S. military at an undisclosed military location overseas.
Spare us the drama and move this douchebag overseas, as well. Or under.
On August 29, Brinkema ordered videotaped depositions of two detainees whom sources have identified as Mohammed and al-Hawsawi. Lawyers helping to represent Moussaoui have argued the detainees can help clear their client of any role in the September 11 attacks.
Hahaha, yeah. While they’re at it, they can clear each other, too!
The government has vigorously fought any access to such detainees, who remain in U.S. custody, arguing any interruption of the ongoing interrogations could hurt its anti-terrorism efforts. The government lost a similar argument when it was ordered to allow access to another al Qaeda detainee, Ramzi Binalshibh, who helped plan the September 11 hijackings. After Brinkema ordered access to Binalshibh, the government said it would defy that order and not allow the defense to question him. Brinkema delayed imposing sanctions against the government for its refusal until the issue of access to Mohammed and al-Hawsawi is resolved.
Whatever. Part of me wouldn’t mind if this trial ended up letting him go, just because I’d love to see him be viciously lynched on his way out of the courthouse. |