TagsTagsConvicted in November by a civilian jury for his role in the bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani was sentenced today to life without parole. The argument that terrorism cases can't be successfully tried in civilian court is now officially defunct.
Terrorism, Life Sentence, Ahmed Ghailani, Torture, Guantanamo Bay
It took only a few days for Zacarias Moussaoui to begin trying to work the American legal system again: Moussaoui asks for new trial. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Less than a week after he was jailed for life over the September 11 attacks, Al-Qaeda plotter Zacarias Moussaoui submitted a motion asking ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence
They’re telling us that these will be Zacarias Moussaoui’s final public words: Moussaoui: U.S. Will Never Catch Bin Laden. “God save Osama bin Laden — you will never get him,” Moussaoui declared moments after walking into the courtroom flashing a victory sign. “You have branded me as a terrorist or a criminal ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence, France
The lawyer for Zacarias Moussaoui’s mother says, “The fight isn’t over — far from it.” The lawyer for Zacarias Moussaoui’s mother expressed delight Wednesday that the Frenchman was spared the death penalty, and vowed to lead a legal battle to bring the al-Qaida conspirator home. A federal jury in Alexandria, Va., on ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence, France
According to this AP release at the Jerusalem Post, France is offering Zacarias Moussaoui consular protection. The French government is offering Zacarias Moussaoui the consular protection he deserves as a French national, but so far the al-Qaida conspirator has not asked for it, the French Embassy said Wednesday. In a press communique, ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence, France
Allahpundit’s going through the juror answers in the Zacarias Moussaoui death penalty trial, and he’s found the only two mitigating factors that a majority of jurors agreed the defense had proved: He had a rough childhood. UPDATE at 5/3/06 6:16:23 pm: I wonder what sort of childhood this person (no way to ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence
In January 2002, I wrote this about the decision to try Zacarias Moussaoui in a criminal court: A criminal trial is too good for the likes of Zacarias Moussaoui, who by any definition of the words has to be considered a spy and a saboteur. But he will now be afforded ...
Zacarias Moussaoui, 9/11, Islam, Death Penalty, Life Sentence