U.S. must submit papers to Moussaoui team

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the government to give admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui's defense team documents describing what officials knew before Sept. 11, 2001, about al-Qaeda threats and some of its hijackers.

With a trial to determine Moussaoui's sentence set to begin next month, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema granted part of a Jan. 20 defense motion for documents without waiting for the government's response.

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That data clearly was sought by the defense for use in the first part of the upcoming court proceeding, in which prosecutors will try to convince jurors that the FBI would have prevented the Sept. 11 attacks if Moussaoui had told federal agents what he knew about al-Qaeda's desire to fly planes into U.S. buildings.

The defense will argue that agents had more information about the plot than Moussaoui could provide but still could not prevent the attacks. If the jury disagrees with prosecutors, Moussaoui will receive life in prison. If jurors agree with prosecutors, they will decide whether he should be executed.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-25-moussaoui-papers_x.htm?csp=34

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1. what officials knew before Sept. 11, 2001, about al-Qaeda

threats and some of its hijackers.<<

They knew nothing... at least that's what the chimp states, says they didn't have warrantless wiretapping (domestic surveillance) otherwise they could have stopped 911. Of course you already know that this is all bull.

[Wilms]

2. kick