Judge to Speed Moussaoui Jury Selection - Yahoo! News

Judge to Speed Moussaoui Jury Selection - Yahoo! News:

"Moussaoui's court-appointed lawyers said they want to compel a reluctant Pennsylvania congressman to testify. The government opposed a bid by news organizations to get access during trial — rather than afterward as Brinkema ordered — to exhibits in evidence and bench conference transcripts. Meanwhile, defense attorneys and prosecutors prepare for another closed argument over which government secrets can be introduced at trial.

Moussaoui's lawyers subpoenaed Rep. Curt Weldon (news, bio, voting record), R-Pa. But Weldon declared he didn't want to be used by a 'thug' like Moussaoui and claimed congressional immunity from testifying.

Weldon says the government knew more about the Sept. 11 hijackers before the attack than it has publicly admitted.

He claims a military intelligence unit called Able Danger identified some hijackers well before they flew planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Weldon wrote in a book that he saw some of those names on an Able Danger chart."