"America, you lost. I won!"

I'm not sure what to make of all this. Tis dude is pretty wacko, but to the extent that he seemed like he wanted to die a martyr, I'm glad that we didn't sentance him to death. The conviction itself was a little weird when you get into the testimony and legal foundation for everything, but that is neither here nor there.

I'm taking bets on how long he will survive in prison. The over under is however long Jeffrey Dahmer made it. I bet he outlasts Dahmer.

Jury Rejects Death Penalty for Moussaoui

By Jerry Markon, Timothy Dwyer and William Branigin

Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, May 3, 2006; 7:00 PM

A federal jury decided today that Sept. 11, 2001, conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui should be sentenced to life in prison, rejecting government arguments that he should be executed for his role in the deadliest terrorist strike on American soil.

"America, you lost. I won!" Moussaoui yelled as he was escorted from the U.S. District courtroom in Alexandria after the verdict was read. He clapped his hands as he left.

Full article availabe at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/03/AR2006050300324.html