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Prosecution Stalls for Senior Terrorism Suspects

By Libby Lewis
Published May 5, 2006 at 5:45 PM CDT

In the wake of the sentencing of admitted al-Qaida conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, many are questioning why the United States has chosen to prosecute lower-level terrorism detainees, but not high-ranking ones. The reasons range from politics to intelligence gathering.

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Libby Lewis is an award-winning reporter on the National Desk whose pieces on issues of law, society, criminal justice, the military and social policy can be heard on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Day to Day, Weekend Edition Saturday, and other NPR shows.