Al-Qaida Plotters Dismiss Moussaoui’s Role
Two more high-ranking al-Qaida captives cast doubt on whether Zacarias Moussaoui was involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, with one portraying him as a misfit who refused to follow orders, in testimony Tuesday at his death penalty trial. In both cases, for security reasons, their testimony was read to the jury because the government did not want them to appear in court. One captured terrorist, identified as Sayf al-Adl, a senior member of al-Qaida’s military committee, told U.S. interrogators that Moussaoui was “a confirmed jihadist but was absolutely not going to take part in the Sept. 11, 2001, mission.” Full Story