Judge deals blow to govt in Moussaoui trial - Yahoo! News

Judge deals blow to govt in Moussaoui trial - Yahoo! News: "'I am removing from this case any and all witnesses and evidence dealing with the aviation component,' Brinkema said.

'What we have in this case ... is that six witnesses -- two for the government and four potential defense witnesses, were tainted,' she said.

Aviation-related testimony was expected to deal with how much information the FAA had about possible threats to airlines and also discuss pre-September 11 security measures. The prosecution had argued the witnesses were vital, with the aviation portion of the government's argument representing about half of the evidence of Moussaoui's guilt."