Feds Attempt to Block Moussaoui Interview

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-2897737,00.html



WASHINGTON (AP) - An appeals court should not
intervene now in a dispute over terrorism suspect
Zacarias Moussaoui's right to interview an
al-Qaida prisoner, defense lawyers argued Friday.

The defense's written motion, if successful, would
allow a trial judge to penalize the government if
prosecutors refuse to produce the witness -
suspected Sept. 11 organizer Ramzi Binalshibh.

The motion opposed the government's attempt
on Thursday to have the appeals court reconsider
its earlier decision to stay on the sidelines.

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond,
Va., has not ruled on the prosecutors' motion for
reconsideration.