] Tempting the judge presiding over the Zacarias Moussaoui
] trial to dismiss the case, federal prosecutors said
] Wednesday they will not cooperate with her latest order
] to permit two top al Qaeda captives to testify on
] Moussaoui's behalf.
]
] "The government cannot, consistent with the interests of
] national security, comply with the court's order,"
] prosecutors said in papers filed with U.S. District Judge
] Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia.
]
] Moussaoui, 35, a French citizen of Moroccan descent and
] the lone U.S. defendant in connection with the September
] 11 terror plot, maintains that he had no role in the
] attacks, but admits belonging to al Qaeda, the Islamic
] terrorist group behind them.

Nice... Yea I know - Moussaoui is a self-professed piece-of-shit al Qaeda, but "innocent until proven guilty". And he should be allowed to call ANYONE as a witness. "interests of national security" my ass - the Bush administration is gonna play that card any time they don't want to cooperate or are feeling "holier that thou".

This judge deserves a medal for trying to be fair and unbiassed.

LB

U.S. refuses judge's order in Moussaoui trial