Justice Delayed.

MOUSSAOUI, Zacarias, 1968-; SEPTEMBER 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001; CAPITAL punishment; TERRORISM; QAIDA (Organization); BUSH, George W. (George Walker), 1946-; MILITARY prisons; COURTS-martial & courts of inquiry; WAR on Terrorism, 2001-2009; ACTIONS & defenses (Law)

GUANTANAMO Bay (Cuba); CUBA; UNITED States

The article looks at the death penalty trial for Zacarias Moussaoui, the only person criminally charged in the U.S. for taking part in the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. According to the article, if and when Moussaoui is condemned to die, all sides in the debate over the war on terrorism will likely claim vindication. The article discusses military tribunals at the U.S. Guantánamo Bay Navel Base in Cuba, secret prisons, al-Qaeda, and U.S. President George W. Bush.