THE TENSION: Ground Zero: Moussaoui Trial, Fri. 14 Apr.

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In this image released by the U.S. District Court, a government exhibit shows a collection of photographs of those killed, except for 92 victims, in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, that was introduced at the sentencing trial of admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court)

In this image released by the U.S. District Court, a government exhibit shows damage inside the Pentagon after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001, that was introduced at the sentencing trial of admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court)

In this image released by the U.S. District Court, a government exhibit shows a photo of the Pentagon after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into it on Sept. 11, 2001, that was introduced at the sentencing trial of admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court)

In this image released by the U.S. District Court, a government exhibit shows a photo of air plane parts after American Airlines flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, that was introduced at the sentencing trial of admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court)

In this image released by the U.S. District Court, a government exhibit shows a photo of the damage to the Pentagon after American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building on Sept. 11, 2001, that was introduced at the sentencing trial of admitted terrorist conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui. (AP Photo/U.S. District Court)

COMMENTLINE
Presented in this post, recent developments and some images seen by the jury in the Moussaoui trial.

NEWSLINE
Yesterday featured more of the role reversals that have come to mark the proceedings. In the trial's first phase, defense attorneys portrayed their client as a liar after he testified about his planned attack on the White House, while prosecutors said he was telling the truth. Yesterday, prosecutors portrayed Moussaoui as perfectly sane -- he happily agreed -- while his attorneys, who had fervently opposed his testimony, tried to leave jurors with the impression that he is irrational and delusional.

NEWSBYTES
Moussaoui Tells Court 9/11's Toll Was Too Low
(www.washingtonpost.com) -- Zacarias Moussaoui proudly reaffirmed his involvement in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist plot yesterday and said his only regret was that more Americans didn't die.

Moussaoui scorns 9/11 victims
(www.Aljazeera.Net) -- September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui took the stand at his death-penalty trial and spouted off in a way that could eliminate any chance for mercy.

Moussaoui: 'No remorse' for 9/11
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (CNN) -- Al Qaeda terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui told a jury deciding whether he should live or die that he is willing to kill Americans "any time, anywhere."

Moussaoui Details His Hatred of America
ALEXANDRIA , Va. (AP) -- Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui insists he does not want to be executed, but for the second time he took the stand at his death-penalty trial and spouted off in a way that could eliminate any chance for mercy.

Moussaoui says wants more 9/11s
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) -- September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui said on Thursday he had no regrets for those who died in the hijacked plane attacks and told jurors in his death penalty trial he wished "there would be more pain."

Moussaoui toys with defence team
(BBC) -- Lawyers began the struggle to save the life of Zacarias Moussaoui in a US federal court on Thursday - but they got little help from the confessed al-Qaeda plotter himself, who took the stand for much of the day.

ALSO SEE
Moussaoui Trial Documents
(www.findlaw.com)

RELATED
9-11 Commission Report
Department of Homeland Security
FBI: War on Terrorism
Counterterrorism Office

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