(On the way to Macon, GA): The government is moving to dismiss all
charges against Zacarias Moussaoui, who is accused
of being the 20th hijacker on 9/11—the co-conspirator who couldn’t
actually fly a plane because he was already in custody. Prosecutors
now say that they are seeking to dismiss the charges so that they
can appeal Moussaoui’s right to question al Qaeda prisoners. But a
well-informed person told me several weeks ago that he had heard from
a reliable source inside the government that the real 20th hijacker
is being held in Guantanamo. This would mean that Moussauoi is innocent
of the precise charges against him, which may be the real reason why
the charges are being dropped.