Moroccan Sunni Muslims - Moroccan Al-Qaeda Members, Zacarias Moussaoui, Mohamed Moumou, Mounir El Motassadeq, Khalid Habib, Zakariya Essabar (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Moroccan Al-Qaeda Members, Zacarias Moussaoui, Mohamed Moumou, Mounir El Motassadeq, Khalid Habib, Zakariya Essabar, Abu Hafiza, Younis Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Hayyari. Excerpt: Zacarias Moussaoui (Arabic: sometimes Habib Zacarias Moussaoui; born May 30, 1968) is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens of the USA as part of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. As a result of his conviction, he is serving a life sentence without parole at the Federal ADX Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Moussaoui was alleged to have been a replacement for the "first" 20th hijacker, possibly Ramzi Binalshibh. Binalshibh and Zakariyah Essabar were denied visas. However, prosecutors in Moussaoui's drawn-out trial had difficulty directly connecting him to the 19 participants. Moussaoui's trial was seen in some circles as a barometer of the ability and willingness of the United States to give a fair hearing to terrorism suspects. Others objected to the degree to which the court and especially Judge Leonie Brinkema tolerated the bizarre and threatening courtroom behavior of Moussaoui. Moussaoui expressed contempt for the trial and court by introducing legal motions deriding Judge Brinkema, surprised onlookers by electing to represent himself in court, and rankled federal prosecutors by requesting the presence of captured al-Qaeda members as witnesses in his case. During the course of the proceedings, Moussaoui admitted his guilt in various degrees, and to being a member of al-Qaeda. During the trial, Moussaoui initially stated that he was not involved in the September 11 attacks, but that he was planning an attack of his own. Some al-Qaeda members reportedly corroborated Moussaoui's statement to an extent, saying that he was invo... More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=5043597