Looks like the Moussaoui case may get dismissed, and the prosecution doesn't mind. Seem strange? Maybe not:
While dismissal of the case would be an obvious symbolic blow to the Justice Department and its larger prosecution strategy against terrorists, the department insisted today that the prosecution of Mr. Moussaoui was far from over and that the government was hopeful that an appeals court would allow the trial to proceed.The Justice Department is seeking the death penalty in the case, the most prominent terrorist prosecution to result from the Sept. 11 attacks.
Officials of the Bush administration have also made clear that if Mr. Moussaoui cannot be prosecuted in a civilian court because of the question of defense witnesses, he will be moved to a military tribunal, where he may have fewer rights to seek testimony from the captured terrorists.
In other words, if they can't win playing by the rules, then they'll change the rules to suit them. Am I the only one who finds this alarming? Y'know, Dubya, Ashcroft and the gang talk a lot about "justice," but the more I learn the more I think they're really about vengeance, and the truth be damned.
Posted by Jason at September 26, 2003 11:54 AM