9/11 bomber - what was the outsome of the one and only chap being sentenced? Death or prison?

[ali_alic]

Sorry - I just seem to have missed this news

[jump79]

He was given the death penalty, as far as I know...

[Clanad]

Actually, the sentencing phase of his trial is in two parts. On Monday, April 3 the jury ruled unanimously that his actions met all the requiements for the death sentence. Now, they are deliberating whether to impose that penalty. The wheels of justice grind exceedingly slow...

[mika16]

Hey ,Was this guy not in jail a month before 11/9/01,and if the American security was doing their job properly they could have prevented the calamity....

well,it doesnt matter now..he will be another one of those public killings ..the Americans are fond of such things..remember the death of the oklahoma bomber ,you couldnt get front row seats b'cos of the demand and he was only responsible for afew hundred deaths..

[johnlambert]

He knew about 9/11 mika 16, the Yank authorities are arguing that had he told what he knew then 3000 people would be alive today. Therfor he deserves to be put to death for not helping the Intelligence Services prevent and avert the atrocity. Its withholding information.

[jno]

he says he knew about 9/11... it's unclear what the truth is, since he's changed his story several times, but he seems at present to have decided he'd like to be martyred. I'm not sure if the authorities actually want a Muslim martyr on their hands, however much he may deserve it; but it's up to the jury.

[Clanad]

The "few hundred deaths" referred to by mika16 included a number of children on the first floor day care center as well as all the other innocent victims. Public killings in the U.S. is simply a myth... not that the fact will change perceptions... however, I've read numerous postings in various threads herein seeming to favor the return of the death penalty in the U.K. for some of the more heinous crimes... especially involving children, no?

[ali_alic]

Mika16 should listen to the song "Change" by Garth Brookes. It was dedicated to the victims of the Oklahoma bombing. I can still remember the video that went with it - him singing the song with visions of the scene going on behind him. The image of the man carrying out the broken body of a small child still brings me to tears. As Garth put it "I don't do it to change the word, I do it so the world won't change me". I don't think the americans just love public killings, I think the anormity of the bombers actions make people want to see action - extreme action.

[mika16]

Well the other day I saw on TV bodies of children killed by our bombs(paid by our tax money)in Iraq.

My question at this point is ,If i am a tax payer ,do I get a share of the killings.Will I be held responsible If perchance ,I travel to the middle east and get kidnapped.Even though I voted against this Govnmt,what can I do to wash away the guilt.

Sorry,its just a few sleepless nights and a couple of drinks compounded my guilt recently.

Please advice

[Kingaroo]

The prosecutiion has rested its case for the death penalty and the defense is about to start its argument for life in prison. Defense lawyers say the jury should spare Moussaoui's life because of his limited role in the attacks, and evidence that he is mentally ill, and because his execution would only play into his dream of martyrdom. The defense lawyers have tried to discredit their client's credibility, and have said Moussaoui is exaggerating his role in Sept. 11 to inflate his role in history. That's probably true, but he's going to get the axe anyway.

There are no public executions anywhere in the US. In most states there are only a few witnesses allowed in the room, some from the victims' side, some from the murderer's side, and some reporters and prison officials. No photos are allowed. There are often vigils outside the prison, some people waiting to cheer, some protesting the death penalty.

[bellasasha]

of course he is mentally ill, you would have to be to be sucked into all that mumbo jumbo...string him up in the middle of nyc, they'll know what to do with him!!