Moussaoui Supreme Court Appeal Denied

From My Way News (AP):

The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui's appeal of a key ruling upholding the Bush administration's power to bar certain witnesses sought by the only person charged in the United States in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks.

Justices let stand a lower court ruling that allowed the government to pursue the death penalty while restricting Moussaoui's direct access to three al-Qaida terror captives. The lower court, citing national security concerns, said Moussaoui could use government-prepared summaries from the captives but not interview them himself.

The Supreme Court action shifts the case back to trial court, where U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Va., must oversee the crafting of summaries and other classified information. A trial could begin as early as September.

Moussaoui, a French citizen who was indicted in December 2001, remains the only person charged in an al-Qaida conspiracy that includes the Sept. 11 attacks. He has acknowledged his loyalty to Osama bin Laden but denies he was to have any role in the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington.

Outstanding! A win for the American people. And another win for the administration in the prosecution of the war on terror in our Courts.