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PAUL J. MCNULTY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
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STATEMENT
PAUL J. MCNULTY
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
REGARDING
UNITED STATES V. ZACARIAS MOUSSAOUI
OCTOBER 2, 2003


"The interests of justice require that the Government have the opportunity to prove the full scope of the conspiracy alleged in the indictment, which included the brutal attacks on September 11, 2001. We continue to believe that the Constitution does not require, and national security will not permit, the government to allow Moussaoui, an avowed terrorist, to have direct access to his terrorist confederates who have been detained abroad as enemy combatants in the midst of a war. We are studying the Court’s opinion to determine how best to proceed."

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